Acroceraunia

Acroceraunia, a promontory in the NW. of Epirus, jutting out into the Ionian Sea, the termination of the Montes Ceraunii. This range derived its name from the frequent thunder-storms which occurred among its peaks (Gr. keraunos, 'thunder'). The coast of the Acroceraunia was dangerous to ships, hence Horace in a well-known ode speaks of its 'ill-famed rocks.' Its mountains are alluded to by Shelley in his poem Arctusa.