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[ Scheria means a piece of land jutting out into the sea. In my “Authoress of the Odyssey” I thought “Jutland” would be a suitable translation, but it has been pointed out to me that “Jutland” only means the land of the Jutes.]
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[ Irrigation as here described is common in gardens near Trapani. The water that supplies the ducts is drawn from wells by a mule who turns a wheel with buckets on it.]
[52]
[ There is not a word here about the cattle of the sun-god.]
[53]
[ The writer evidently thought that green, growing wood might also be well seasoned.]
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[ The reader will note that the river was flowing with salt water i.e. that it was tidal.]