zacynthus
1ZACYNTHUS — olim Thyrrea, vulgo Il Zante, insul. (cum urbe cognomine a Zacyntho Dardano condita, unde nomen, teste Steph.) maris Ionii, uvarum passarum proventu celebris, Peloponneso ad Occidentem adiacens contra Cheloniten promontor. inter Cephalleniam ad… …
2Zacynthus — /zeuh kin theuhs, sin /, n. Latin name of Zante. * * * ▪ island, Greece also spelled Zakynthos , Modern Greek Zákinthos , French Zante , Italian Zacinto island, southernmost and third largest of the Ionian Islands (q.v.) of Greece,… …
3Zacynthus — /zeuh kin theuhs, sin /, n. Latin name of Zante …
4ЗАКИНФ — • Zacynthus, Ζάκυνθος, н. Занте, прежде Ύρίη, остров в Ионическом море у западного берега Пелопоннеса, самый южный из всех больших западных греческих островов, прямо на западе от элейского мыса Хелоната; очень плодородный и называемый …
5The Mediterranean Caper — Infobox Book | name = The Mediterranean Caper image caption = Hardcover Reissue Edition author = Clive Cussler cover artist = Paul Bacon country = United States language = English series = Dirk Pitt Novels genre = Adventure, Techno thriller novel …
6Dardanus — For other uses, see Dardanus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Dardanus (Greek: Δάρδανος[1]) was a son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas, and founder of the city of Dardania on Mount Ida in the Troad. Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1.61–62) …
7Battle of Pylos — Infobox Military Conflict colour scheme=background:#cccccc caption= conflict=Battle of Pylos partof=the Peloponnesian War date=425 BC place=Pylos result=Athenian victory combatant1=Athens combatant2=Sparta commander1=Demosthenes… …
8Zakynthos (person) — In Greek mythology, Zakynthos ( el. Ζάκυνθος) (alternatively Zacynthus) was the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus. The name, like all similar names ending in nthos, is pre Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin.Dardanus children by Batea… …
9Ionian Islands — a group of Greek islands including Corfu, Levkas, Ithaca, Cephalonia, Paxos, and Zante off the W coast of Greece, and Cerigo off the S coast. * * * ancient Heptanesos Group of seven Greek islands (pop., 2001: 214,274) in the Ionian Sea. They… …
10Vesalius, Andreas — Flemish Andries van Wesel born Dec. 1514, Brussels died June 1564, island of Zacynthus, Republic of Venice Flemish physician. Born into a family of physicians, he studied medicine at the University of Paris. As a lecturer in surgery, he insisted… …
