In this gulf of Magnesia there is a place where it is said that Heracles was left behind by Jason and his comrades, having been sent from the Argo to fetch water, at the time when they were sailing for the fleece to Aia in the land of Colchis: for from that place they designed, when they had taken in water, to loose their ship into the open sea;
Bada golko horretan bazter bat, Magnesian, Jasonek eta beronekin Argo untzian Kolkidako Eara urrezko ardilarruaren bila zihoazenek Herakles uretan bidali eta bertan behera utzi zutena, kontatzen dutenez (urez hornitu ondoren handik berriro itsaso zabalera abiatzeko asmoa baitzuten), eta hortik inguru horri Aphetak deitzea.