Lemnos or Limnos (Greek: Λήμνος; Ancient Greek: Λῆμνος) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality...
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The Capture of Lemnos took place in October 1912 during the First Balkan War, serving as the opening action between Greek and Ottoman forces in the Aegean...
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Philostratus of Lemnos (Ancient Greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Λήμνιος; c. 190 – c. 230 AD), also known as Philostratus the Elder to distinguish him from Philostratus...
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Battle of Lemnos may refer to: Battle of Lemnos (73 BC), between the navies of Rome and the Kingdom of Pontus Battle of Lemnos (1024), between the Byzantines...
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Theoris of Lemnos (Ancient Greek: Θεωρίς) (died before 323 BC) was an ancient Greek woman from Lemnos who lived in Athens in the fourth century BC, and...
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Lemnian language (redirect from Lemnos stele)
of Lemnos, Greece, in the second half of the 6th century BC. It is mainly attested by an inscription found on a funerary stele, termed the Lemnos stele...
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The siege of Lemnos happened during the Cretan War when the Ottomans launched a campaign to reconquer the island of Lemnos from the Venetians. The Ottomans...
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and Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos. He was the king of Lemnos when the Lemnian women decided to kill all the men on the island. He was...
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the name Lemnos or Limnos (Greek: Λήμνος), named after the island of Lemnos and the First Balkan War Battle of Lemnos: Greek battleship Lemnos (1914–1932)...
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Navy in 1914 and renamed Lemnos, along with her sister Mississippi, renamed Kilkis. Lemnos was named for the Battle of Lemnos, a crucial engagement of...
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The Battle of Lemnos in 1024 was the culmination of a raid by Kievan Rus' troops through the Dardanelles and into the Aegean Sea. It was the penultimate...
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Antidorus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίδωρος) of Lemnos was a soldier of classical antiquity who fought on the Persian side in the Battle of Artemisium in the 5th...
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Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city...
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Ammoudies of Lemnos or Sand dunes of Lemnos (Greek: Παχιές Αμμουδιές της Λήμνου or Αμμοθίνες της Λήμνου), also referred to as the Lemnos Desert, are sand...
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Prilep Himara Monastir First Çatalca Kaliakra Merhamli Driskos Elli Korytsa Lemnos Bulair Şarköy Bizani Second Çatalca Diplomacy and politics London Conference...
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Pieria, Serres, Thasos, Thessaloniki) North Aegean islands (Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos, Samos) Peloponnese (Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Laconia, Messenia...
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Anthene lemnos, the large ciliate blue or large hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 27–30 mm...
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Apollodorus of Lemnos was a writer of ancient Greece who wrote on agriculture. He lived previous to the time of the philosopher Aristotle. He is mentioned...
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Lemnos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λήμνου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The regional unit covers...
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Lemnos is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, on the outskirts of the regional city of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Lemnos...
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(Greek: Πλάκα) is a village in the northeasternmost part of the island of Lemnos, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Moudros. The island of Imbros...
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Pedino (Greek: Πεδινό) is a community on the Greek island of Lemnos, Greece. It consists of the villages Vounaria, Neo Pedino and Palaio Pedino, and the...
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Cabeiri (category Ancient Lemnos)
associated with that of Hephaestus, centered in the north Aegean Islands of Lemnos and possibly Samothrace—at the Samothrace temple complex—and at Thebes....
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Platy (Greek: Πλατύ) is a village and a community on Lemnos island in Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the island, between the village...
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The Naval Battle of Lemnos (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Λήμνου, Turkish: Mondros Deniz Muharebesi), fought on 18 January [O.S. 5 January] 1913, was a naval battle...
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Καλλιθέα, before 1955: Σαρπί - Sarpi) is a village in the Greek island of Lemnos, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali. The village has drawn criticism...
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centres of Greece, particularly Athens. The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos. Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's hammer, anvil, and a pair of tongs....
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Kaminia (Greek: Καμίνια) is a village in the northeast of the island of Lemnos, Greece. It is a community of the municipal unit of Moudros. From 1918 until...
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Azolla filiculoides (redirect from Lemno-Azolletum filiculoidis)
Azolla filiculoides (water fern) is a species of aquatic fern. It is native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas, and has been introduced...
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The Battle of Lemnos was fought on the island of Lemnos in 73 BC between a Roman fleet and a Mithridatic fleet; it was a decisive event during the Third...
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