Gell, William: The geography and antiquities of Ithaca (London, 1807)

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It is certainly singular that only the portion of Cephal-
Ionia called Samos is particularized by Homer. Duli-
chium might have been one of the divisions of that island,
which was in very early times partitioned between four
cities.

There seems to be no reason why the inhabitants of
Dulichium, if it were in Cephallonia, should not have
derived their origin from iEtolia, which was in fact the
nearest part of the continent. The number of suitors
seem to denote that their territory was of some extent,
for whilst Ithaca sent twelve of the number, Zante twenty,
and Same twenty-four, Dulichium alone furnished fifty-
two of the rivals of Ulysses.

Some have thought that Dulichium was near the
mouth of the Achelous; but there does not appear to have
been one, among the number of those which are now joined
to the continent, or of those which yet remain islands, of
any considerable magnitude.

To the right of Tragomcste the country would be per-
fectly flat, being formed only by the deposition of the
Achelous, which has united the various rocks of the Echi-