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
Zeila Archipelago Zeila Archipelago The Sa'ad ad-Din Islands (, ), also Romanized as Sa'ad-ed-din and known as the Zeila Archipelago, are group of islands off the northern coast of Somalia. They are situated near the ancient city of Zeila. The Zeila Archipelago is made of six small island all of which are low-lying and have sandy beaches. The largest of these islands are "Sacadin" and "Aibat", which are six and nine miles off the coast of Zeila, respectively. There is also a lighthouse at Aibat. The name for the archipelago comes from the Somali Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din II who was killed by