[199] From γαστὴρ, the belly, χεὶρ the hand.
[200] Poseidon, or Neptune. This god, after a dispute with Minerva respecting this place, held by order of Jupiter, divided possession of it with her. Hence the ancient coins of Trœzen bear the trident and head of Minerva.
[201] Πώγων, pogon or beard. Probably the name is derived from the form of the harbour. Hence the proverb, “Go to Trœzen,” (πλεύσειας εἰς Τροιζῆνα,) addressed to those who had little or no beard.
[202] Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes.
[203] Pidauro.
[204] Methana is the modern name.
[205] Thucyd. b. ii. c. 34. Methone is the reading of all manuscripts and editions.
[206] Herodotus, b. v. c. 83, and b. viii. c. 93.
[207] This colony must have been posterior to that of the Samians, the first founders of Cydonia.
[208] Il. ii. 496.