http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_herodotus_4.htm?terms=herodotus 168. Beginning from Egypt, first of the Libyans are settled the Adyrmachidai. These Adyrmachidai extend along the coast from Egypt as far as the port which is called Plynos. 169. Next after these come the Giligamai, [151] occupying the country towards the West as far as the island of Aphrodisias. 170. Next to the Giligamai on the West are the Asbystai: [153] these dwell above [154] Kyrene, and the Asbystai do not reach down the sea, for the region along the sea is occupied by Kyrenians. 171. Next after the Asbystai on the West come the Auchisai: these dwell above Barca and reach down to the sea by Euesperides: and in the middle of the country of the Auchisai dwell the Bacales, [155] a small tribe, who reach down to the sea by the city of Taucheira in the territory of Barca. 172. Next after these Auschisai towards the West come the Nasamonians 173. Adjoining the Nasamonians is the country of the Psylloi. 174. Above these towards the South Wind in the region of wild beasts dwell the Garamantians 175. These dwell above the Nasamonians; and next to the Nasamonians along the sea coast towards the West come the Macai 176. Next to these Macai are the Gindanes 177. In a peninsula which stands out into the sea from the land of these Gindanes dwell the Lotophagoi, who live by eating the fruit of the /lotos/ only. 178. Next after the Lotophagoi along the sea-coast are the Machlyans, who also make use of the lotos, but less than those above mentioned. These extend to a great river named the river Triton 180. Next to these Machlyans are the Auseans. These and the Machlyans dwell round the lake Tritonis 181. Thus then have been mentioned those nomad Libyans who live along the sea-coast: and above these inland is the region of Libya which has wild beasts; and above the wild-beast region there stretches a raised belt of sand, extending from Thebes of the Egyptians to the Pillars of Heracles. In this belt at intervals of about ten days' journey there are fragments of salt in great lumps forming hills, and at the top of each hill there shoots up from the middle of the salt a spring of water cold and sweet; and about the spring dwell men, at the furthest limit towards the desert, and above the wild-beast region. First, at a distance of ten days' journey from Thebes, are the Ammonians 182. After the Ammonians, as you go on along the belt of sand, at an interval again of ten days' journey there is a hill of salt like that of the Ammonians, and a spring of water, with men dwelling about it; and the name of this place is Augila. 183. From Augila at a distance again of ten days' journey there is another hill of salt and spring of water and a great number of fruit-bearing date-palms, as there are also in the other places: and men dwell here who are called the Garmantians 184. From the Garmantians at a distance again of ten days' journey there is another hill of salt and spring of water, and men dwell round it called Atarantians After this at a distance of ten days' journey there is another hill of salt and spring of water, and men dwell round it. Near this salt hill is a mountain named Atlas, which is small in circuit and rounded on every side 185. and there is a mine of salt in it at a distance of ten days' journey from the Atlantians, and men dwelling there; and these all have their houses built of the lumps of salt, since these parts of Libya which we have now reached [167] are without rain; for if it rained, the walls being made of salt would not be able to last 191. On the West of the river Triton next after the Auseans come Libyans who are tillers of the soil, and whose custom it is to possess fixed habitations; and they are called Maxyans. 193. Next to the Maxyan Libyans are the Zauekes, [175] whose women drive their chariots for them to war. 194. Next to these are the Gyzantes, [176] among whom honey is made in great quantity by bees 195. Opposite these, as the Carthaginians say, there lies an island called Kyrauis