Gyaros (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Gyaros is an island in the Aegean Sea, located to the south of Andros. The geographer Strabo visited the island in 29 B.C.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589797
37.6100399727, 24.7068829067
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern Γυάρος (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Gyaros (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Γύαρος (Gyaros: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Gyarus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Nísos Gýaros (Modern Greek)
- Gyaros (island) located in Aegaeum Mare (unspecified date range)
- Gyaros (island) connection Cyclades Islands (unspecified date range)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 A4 Gyaros Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Gyalos
In the Aeneid, Virgil relates the story that Apollo anchored the island to Delos to Gyaros and Mykonos to prevent it from wandering.
J. Bennet, G. Reger, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Gyaros (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589797> [accessed: 20 January 2025]
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