[3998] Its situation is unknown; but there can be little doubt that it was founded by the Dorians who emigrated to the coast of Asia Minor from Argolis and Trœzene in the Peloponnesus. Phorontis appears to be unknown.
[3999] Parisot observes that many of the towns here mentioned belonged to the northern part of Phrygia.
[4000] The people of Alinda in Caria, which was surrendered to Alexander the Great by Alinda, queen of Caria. It was one of the strongest places in Caria. Its position has been fixed by Fellowes at Demmeergee-derasy, between Arab-Hissa and Karpuslee, on a steep rock.
[4001] Of Xystis, as also of Hydissa, nothing appears to be known.
[4002] Inhabitants of Apollonia in Caria, of which place nothing appears to be known.
[4003] Pococke says that the modern site of Trapezopolis is called Karadche.
[4004] The people of Aphrodisias, an ancient city of Caria, situate at the modern Ghera or Geyra, south of Antiochia on the Mæander. Aphrodite or Venus seems to have been principally worshipped at this place. Strabo places it in Phrygia.
[4005] Or Coscinia, a place in Caria, which, as we may gather from Strabo, ranked below a town. Leake thinks that Tshina, where Pococke found considerable remains, is the site of this place.
[4006] On the eastern bank of the Harpasus, a tributary of the Mæander. Its ruins are supposed to be those seen at a place called Harpas Kalessi. In B. ii. c. [98], Pliny speaks of a wonderful rock at this place.
[4007] Now known as the Harpa.