in Ancient Geography, the seat of the Phæacians near the Cyclops, (Homer); some commentators take it to be Camarina in Sicily; but, according to others, it is supposed to be an adjoining island, which they take to be Malta, lying in sight of Sicily. And this seems to be confirmed by Apollonius Rhodius. Whence the Phæacians afterwards removed to Coceyra, called Scheria, Pharacia, and Macris; having been expelled by the Phoenicians, who settled in Malta for commerce, and for commodious harbours, before the war of Troy, (Diodorus Siculus).