place
Benacus
Lake Garda
also: Lydian lake, Lago di Garda
Lake Garda, on which Sirmio stands; called the 'Lydian lake' from the legend that its shores were settled by Etruscans, held to descend from Lydian colonists.
Reading notes
- The Poems §31 Lydian lake
Lake Garda (Benacus), called 'Lydian' from the tradition that its shores were settled by Etruscans, reputedly of Lydian descent.