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GeraestusC. Mantelo. is not mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of the Ships; it is however mentioned by him elsewhere; The vessels came to Geraestus by night;Od. iii. 177.Od. iii. 177. which shows, that the place being near Sunium lies conveniently for persons who cross from Asia to Attica. It has a temple of Neptune the most remarkable of any in that quarter, and a considerable number of inhabitants.
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Next to Geraestus is Eretria, which, after Chalcis, is the largest city in Euboea. Next follows Chalcis, the capital as it were of the island, situated immediately on the Euripus. Both these cities are said to have been founded by Athenians before the Trojan war; [but it is also said that] after the Trojan war, Aeclus and Cothus took their departure from Athens; the former to found Eretria, and Cothus, Chalcis. A body of Aeolians who belonged to the expedition of Penthilus remained in the island. Anciently, even ArabiansAs this statement is unsupported by any other authority, Meineke suggests that the word Arabians (̓́αραβες οὶ) is an error for Aradii (̓αρἁδιοι). settled there, who came over with Cadmus.
