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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A small island of the Cyclades Islands in southeast Greece. It was traditionally considered sacred to Apollo.
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- proper noun An island of the
Cyclades ,Greece .
Etymologies
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Plus the island of Delos is a short (15 min?) boat ride away, if you need to escape the frivolity of it all and see some history.
calling in favours 2007
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Here they profess that the god was born; the neighboring mountain is called Delos, and there the river Melas comes again into a channel; behind the temple rise two springs, admirable for the sweetness, abundance, and coolness of the streams; one they call Phoenix, the other Elaea, even to the present time, as if Lucina had not been delivered between two trees, but fountains.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Something called the Delos, a private yacht, I should imagine, and, as you say, sinking.
Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986
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First called Ortygia (Quail Island), the islet rose from the sea according to myths and later received its new name Delos, which means revealed or brought to light.
American Chronicle 2009
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] GlenLuver 2009
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
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The primary slave market in ancient Greece was on an island in the Aegean sea known as "Delos".
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