[1533] “At Libyso’s Tower.”
[1534] From the Greek ἴχνος, “a footstep.”
[1535] Now La Licosa, a small rocky island.
[1536] Now Torricella, Praca, and Brace, with other rocks.
[1537] Posidonius, quoted by Strabo, says 550.
[1538] Meaning that it comes from the Greek verb ῥηγνύμι, “to break.” This is probably only a fanciful origin of the name.
[1539] The present Garofalo. At the present day small boats approach it without danger.
[1540] In Chap. x. Pelorus is the modern Capo di Faro.
[1541] Now Capo di Passaro.
[1542] The present Capo di Boco Marsala.