[56] The seat of the worship of the half-fish goddess Addirga, Atergatis, Astarte, or Derceto. See B. v. c. 19. The original names of Hierapolis (the Holy City) were Bambyce and Mabog.
[57] See B. iii. c. 9.
[58] A Greek name signifying “black-tails.” See c. [53] of this Book. Holland translates it “the black-tailed ruffe” or “sea-bream.”
[59] See B. v. c. 38.
[60] See B. v. c. 31, and B. xxxi. c. 43.
[61] See B. iii. c. 14.
[62] See B. v. cc. 3, 4.
[63] See B. iii. cc. 16, 26.
[64] Ajasson thinks that this may possibly be true to some small extent.
[65] Identical with the fish called “orbis,” already mentioned in c. [5] of this Book. Ajasson remarks that though these fish have been known to weigh as much as three hundred pounds, there are many others which grow to a larger size, the sturgeon, and the silurus, for instance.