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other writers say that the Lycians were formerly called Solymi, and afterwards Termilae, from the colonists that accompanied Sarpedon from Crete; and afterwards Lycians, from Lycus the son of Pandion, who, after having been banished from his own country, was admitted by Sarpedon to a share in the government; but their story does not agree with Homer. We prefer the opinion of those who say that the poet called the people Solymi who have now the name of Milyae, and whom we have mentioned before.
AFTER Phaselis is Olbia; here Pamphylia begins. It is a large fortress. It is followed by the Cataractes, note as it is called, a river which descends violently from a lofty rock, with a great body of water, like a winter torrent, so that the noise of it is heard at a great distance.
Next is Attaleia, note a city, so called from its founder Attalus Philadelphus, who also settled another colony at Corycus, a small city near Attaleia, by introducing other inhabitants, and extending the circuit of the walls.
It is said, that between Phaselis and Attaleia, Thebe and Lyrnessus note are shown; for, according to Callisthenes, a part of the Trojan Cilicians were driven from the plain of Thebe into Pamphylia. 2
Next is the river Cestrus; note on sailing up its stream 60 stadia we find the city Perge, note and near it upon an elevated place, the temple of the Pergaean Artemis, where a general festival is celebrated every year.
Then at the distance of about 40 stadia from the sea is [Syllium], note on an elevated site, and visible at Perge. Next is Capria, a lake of considerable extent; then the river Eurymedon; note sailing up it to the distance of 60 stadia, we come to Aspendus, note a well-peopled city, founded by Argives. Above it is Petnelissus; note then another river, and many small islands
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Strabo, Geography (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Str.].
