Strŏphădes, um, f., = Στροφάδες,
two islands lying off the coast of Messenia , at first called Plotae , celebrated as the fabled residence of the Harpies , now Strofahia , Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 55; Verg. A. 3, 210; Ov. M. 13, 709; Val. Fl. 4, 513.
STRO´PHADES(Στροφάδες: Eth. Στροφαδεύς: Strofadiaand Strivali), formerly called Plotae (Πλωταί), two...
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