(anc. geogr.), an island to the south of Cephalenia 60 stadia, but nearer to Peloponnesus, in the Ionian Sea, formerly subject to Ulysses, in compass above 160 stadia, woody and fruitful, with a considerable commercial town and a port. The island lies over against Elis, having a colony of Achaeans from Peloponnesus, over against the Corinthian Gulf. Both island and town are now called Zante.