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Absyrtides or Apsyrtides or Apsirtides ( grc, Ἀψυρτίδες; Italian: Arcipelago delle Absirtidi) was a collective name of two islands off the coast of Illyricum – Cres (''Cherso'' in Italian) and Lošinj (''Lussino'' in Italian), which were almost attached.
The named after Absyrtus, who according to one tradition, was slain here by his sister Medea and by Jason, while according to another story because his dead body was drawn by the waves to the islands.Orphic Argonautica, 1020-1035
/ref> Ptolemy mentions only one island, ''Apsorrus'' (Ἄψορρος), on which he places two towns Crepsa (Κρέψα) (the modern Cres) and Apsorrus (the modern
Absyrtides or Apsyrtides or Apsirtides ( grc, Ἀψυρτίδες; Italian: Arcipelago delle Absirtidi) was a collective name of two islands off the coast of Illyricum – Cres (''Cherso'' in Italian) and Lošinj (''Lussino'' in Italian), which were almost attached.
The named after Absyrtus, who according to one tradition, was slain here by his sister Medea and by Jason, while according to another story because his dead body was drawn by the waves to the islands./ref> Ptolemy mentions only one island, ''Apsorrus'' (Ἄψορρος), on which he places two towns Crepsa (Κρέψα) (the modern Cres) and Apsorrus (the modern
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, now all in Croatia).
References
* Steph. Byz. ''s.v.'' * Mel. 2.7. * Plin. N. H. 3.26. * Ptol. Geog. 2.16.13. * Classical geography Islands of Croatia History of the Adriatic Sea {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub