Goodisson, William: A historical and topographical essay upon the islands of Corfu, Leucadia, Cephalonia, Ithaka and Zante: with remarks upon the character manners and customs of the Ionian Greeks : descriptions of the scenery and remains of antiquity discovered therein, and reflections upon the Cyclopian ruins, illustrated by maps and sketches (London: Thomas and George Underwood, 1822)

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CHAPTER IX.
CEPHALONIA.
General configuration of the Island—Aspect. Natu-
rally divided into four portions—one of these supposed
to be the Dulichium of Homer—improbability of this
portion ever having been insulated.—Gulph of Livadi
—Promontory of Argostoli—Mount Enos, or the
Elack Mountain—Altar of Jupiter Enos, and
magnificent view from the top of the mountain.

CEPHALONIA, (Kt^aXXijvn,) as it was originally
called, derived it’s name from Cephalus, who fled
hither after the death of his wife Procis, whom he
accidentally slew with an arrow: the modern
name is Cephalonia. It is the most considerable
of the islands in point of size; the circumference
is not easily calculated on account of its irregularity
of figure, but is generally reckoned to be about one
hundred miles; and, being of a more circular figure
than Corfu, it contains more land within a less ex-
tent of coast. Both islands are reckoned to con-
tain the same number of inhabitants, viz. sixty
thousand. This island was once of much greater