ɪn wˈʌn pˈæsɪdʒ stɹˈɑːboʊ sˈɛz ðæt pˈɪndəs lˈeɪ əbˌʌv ˈɛɹaɪnˌiəs, ænd ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ hiː plˈeɪsᵻz ɪɾ ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv oʊtˈiə; ɪɾ ˈɪz, ðˈɛɹfoːɹ, pɹˈɑːbəbəl ðætðə tˈaʊn stˈʊd ɪnðɪ ˌʌpɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə vˈæli, nˌɪɹ ðə sˈoːɹsᵻz ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪnðə mˈaʊntɪn.
In one passage Strabo says that Pindus lay above Erineus, and in another he places it in the district of Oetaea; it is, therefore, probable that the town stood in the upper part of the valley, near the sources of the river in the mountain.