IONIAN ISLANDS

THE. lying west; "s|} south of the Greek mainland, consist as | seven principal islands, of which Corf: ix | the largest, and a number of smaller ish in | They are uniformly mountainous, anden is | a Gine climate. ‘The chief product i ous as | olives, grapes, currant a, and honey,: these form the chicf exports. The impx 3), | are wheat and othcr grains, manufactu o- | articles, curcd fish, and hardware. 1 n-| town of Corfa, on the cast coast of n. | island of that name, is the chief town ns | is the seat of a university. IPHIGENI’A in Greek mythology ' or | the daugiter of Agamemnon, who ser or |} as pe of the godde Artemis. § r- | is the heroine of two plays by Buripide es| [s. 181]