7.

Geræstus565 is not mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of the Ships; it is however mentioned by him elsewhere;

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[CAS. 447]

“The vessels came to Geræstus by night;”566

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.