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ABSTEMIOUS APSYRTIDES

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APSYRTIS, and APSYRTIUM, (Strabo, Mela, Ptolemy;) islands in the Adriatic, in the gulf of Carnaro; so called from Abysyrtus, Medea's brother, there slain. They are either one island, or two, separated by a narrow channel, and joined by a bridge; and are now called Cherso and Gero.