Ogygia to build a small raft, gave him food and wine, and let him depart the island. The "Odyssey" describes Ogygia as follows: Ogygia or Phaeacia have been associated with the putative sunken Atlantis. A long-standing tradition begun by Euhemerus in the late 4th century BC and supported by Callimachus, endorsed by modern Maltese tradition, identifies Ogygia with the island of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago. Aeschylus calls the Nile Ogygian, and Eustathius the Byzantine grammarian said that Ogygia was the earliest name for Egypt, while other locations for Ogygia include the Ionian Sea. Many modern scholars
Name of Brazil the 1351 Medici Atlas denotes two islands of "brasil", one placed traditionally off Ireland, and the other in the Azores archipelago, in the location of Terceira Island. The "brasil" in this case could be a reference either to the island's volcanic complex, or to dragon's blood, a valuable red resin dye found on that island. "Brasil" is also used to designate Aruba in the Cantino planisphere. Name of Brazil The name "Brazil" is a shortened form of "Terra do Brasil", "land of Brazil", a reference to brazilwood, given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant