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The Hermus takes its rise in Mysia, descending from the sacred mountain of Dindymene; after traversing the Catacecaumene, it enters the Sardian territory, and passes through the contiguous plains to the sea, mentioned above. Below the city lie the plains of Sardes, of the Cyrus, of the Hermus, and of the Caÿster, which are contiguous to one another and the most fertile anywhere to be found.
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At the distance of 40 stadia from the city is the lake Gygaea, as it is called by the poet.Il. ii. 865. Its name was afterwards altered to Coloë. Here was a temple of Artemis Coloëne, held in the highest veneration. It is said that at the feasts celebrated here the baskets dance.Some pretended miracle relating probably to the baskets carried by the virgins on their heads at festivals. I know not whether this is circulated as a strange story, or as truth.
