Telmissicus Sinus

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

TELMI´SSICUS SINUS a bay between Lycia and Caria, which derived its name from the Lycian town of Telmessus (Liv. 37.16; Lucan (Luc. 8.248); but it is more commonly known by the name Glaucus Sinus, and is at present called the Bay of Macri.
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