finally Skyros. At 209 km2 (81 sq mi), it is the largest island of the Sporades, and had a population of about 3,000 in 2021. The municipality Skyros is part...
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lycomède à Skyros, reconnu par Ulysse, now kept in the Hôtel de Soubise Achilles on Skyros, mosaic from Zeugma, Commagene "Achilles at Skyros discovered...
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Neoptolemus (category Skyros)
hooked nose, round eyes, and shaggy eyebrows". In Cypria, Achilles sails to Skyros after a failed expedition to Troy, marries princess Deidamia and fathers...
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March 2024. "Skyros - Britannica Concise" (description), Britannica Concise, 2006, webpage: EB-Skyros notes "including Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros, and Alonnisos...
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Rupert Brooke (category Skyros)
mosquito bite whilst aboard a French hospital ship moored off the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea. Brooke was born at 5 Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire...
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Σκύρου) is a breed of miniature horse found on the Greek isle of Skyros. The Skyros breed generally stands between 9.1 and 11 hands (92 to 115 cm) high...
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sister Helen from her first husband Theseus. The latter seeks refuge in Skyros, whose King Lycomedes is an old friend and ally. Lycomedes, however, considers...
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Skyros Island National Airport (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σκύρου) (IATA: SKU, ICAO: LGSY) is an airport serving the island of Skyros in Greece. It is...
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Achilles (section Hidden on Skyros)
dressed as a princess or at least a girl at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros. There, Achilles, properly disguised, lived among Lycomedes' daughters,...
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administrative region of Central Greece. It consists of the islands of Euboea and Skyros, as well as a 260 km2 area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167...
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drove the immortal horses Balius and Xanthos. He was born on the island of Skyros. In Homer's Iliad, Automedon rides into battle once Patroclus dons Achilles's...
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Lez Zeppelin (section 2019: The Island of Skyros)
changes in the 2010s. In late 2019, the band released its EP The Island of Skyros. Steph Paynes – guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, theremin Leesa...
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their sister Helen from her first husband Theseus. Theseus seeks refuge in Skyros, whose King Lycomedes is an old friend and ally. Lycomedes, however, considers...
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other Achaean leaders are described in the Achilleid as having gone to Skyros to find him. Odysseus discovered Achilles by offering gifts, adornments...
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of all mortal warriors. After Calchas' prophecy, Thetis hid Achilles in Skyros at the court of King Lycomedes, where he was disguised as a girl. At a crucial...
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House of the Vettii (section Achilles on Skyros)
south-east triclinium is Achilles on Skyros, painted on the east wall. This scene depicts Achilles stay on the island of Skyros. After learning that Achilles...
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Troy after the death of the Trojan prince Hector, Thetis hides Achilles on Skyros in the guise of a woman in the court of King Lycomedes; she forces him to...
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Mykonos. It forms most of the regional unit of Euboea, which also includes Skyros and a small area of the Greek mainland. Like most of the Greek islands,...
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Mount Olympus (Attica), located in East Attica Mount Olympus (Skyros), located in Skyros Mount Lykaion, located in Arcadia Mysian Olympus (present-day...
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Psathoura Repi Sarakino Skandili Skantzoura Skiathos Skopelos Skyropoula Skyros Tsoungria Valaxa Cretan Afentis Christos Agia Varvara Agioi Apostoloi Agioi...
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Monastery of Saint George of Skyros (Greek: Άη-Γώργης Σκυριανός) is a Byzantine monastery on the Greek island of Skyros. The monastery was founded in...
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known as "wild saffron" and is native to mainland Greece, Euboea, Crete, Skyros and some islands of the Cyclades. The similar species C. thomasii and C...
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Polypotamos Pournos Prasino Prokopi Psachna Pyrgi Pyrgos Rovies Seta Skepasti Skyros Spathari Stavros Steni Dirfyos Stouppaioi Strofylia Stropones Styra Taxiarches...
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It is located west of the island of Skyros. Its nearest islands and islets are Skyropoula to the west, Skyros to the north and Valaxa to the east. v...
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than 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) off the coast of the Greek island of Skyros, while on her return voyage from warranty repairs at the builder's to France...
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Tripoli Air Base Lemnos Air Base Skyros Air Base 38°58′03″N 24°29′02″E / 38.96750°N 24.48389°E / 38.96750; 24.48389 (Skyros air base) Kasteli Air Base Agrinio...
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Psathoura Repi Sarakino Skandili Skantzoura Skiathos Skopelos Skyropoula Skyros Tsoungria Valaxa Cretan Afentis Christos Agia Varvara Agioi Apostoloi Agioi...
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Cimon/Kimon forced Karystos in Euboea to join the league, conquered the island of Skyros and sent Athenian colonists there. Over time, especially with the suppression...
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Saint Croix 210 Second-largest island of the United States Virgin Islands. Skyros 209 Island part of Greece. Resolution Island 208.87 Island part of New Zealand...
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The Skyros wall lizard (Podarcis gaigeae) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the islands of Skyros and Piperi,...
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