Strabo makes the bay of Elaea terminate on one side in a point called Hydra, and on the other in a promontory Harmatus; and he estimates the width between these points at 80 stadia. Thucydides (viii. 101) places Harmatus opposite to Methymna, from which, and the rest of the narrative, it is clear that he fixes Harmatus in a different place from Strabo.
Strabo and Thucydides offer differing accounts regarding the location of Harmatus, a point on the bay of Elaea. Their perspectives diverge in their descriptions of its position relative to Hydra and Methymna.