Taphiæ

, islands in the Ionian sea between Achaia and Leucadia. They were also called Teleboides . They received these names from Taphius and Telebous, the sons of Neptune who reigned there. The Taphians made war against Electryon king of Mycenæ, and killed all his sons; upon which the monarch promised his kingdom and his daughter in marriage to whoever could avenge the death of his children upon the Taphians. A mph i try on did it with succe , and obtained the promised reward. The Taphians were expert sailors, but too fond of plunder and piratical excursions. Homer , Ody ey , bk. 1 , lis. 181 & 419; bk. 15 , li. 426 .— Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 4 .— Pliny , bk. 4 , ch. 12 .