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The name Agios Nikolaos means Saint Nicholas. Its stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos". Agios Nikolaos or Ayios Nikolaos (alternative romanizations of the Greek Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a common placename in Greece and Cyprus, since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, and of Greece. [citation needed]
Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, "Saint Nicholas") is an islet with a church (Agios Nikolaos) on the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Georgioupoli, in Chania regional unit.
Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Greek: Άργος; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. [2]
The municipality of Agios Nikolaos ([ˈaʝ(i)os niˈkolaos] "Saint Nicholas"; Greek: Δήμος Αγίου Νικολάου) is a municipality located in the region of Crete, in Greece. The current municipality is the result of the merger in 2011 between the former municipalities of Agios Nikolaos , Neapoli and the community of Vrachasi , which ...
The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Splanzia square in the town of Chania, Crete, Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas .
Argos Pelasgos or Argeos. Son of Zeus and Niobe, the daughter of Phoroneus. Argos named the kingdom after himself. Criasos or Pirasos or Peranthos. Son of Argos. Phorbas. Son of either Argos or Criasos. Triopas. Son of Phorbas. Jasos. According to different sources, he was son of either Phoroneus, Argos Pelasgos, Argos Panoptes, or Triopas ...
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. It is currently open on Saturdays and Sundays 09:30 - 15:30 as of 23 April, 2023, and will fully re-open in October 2023. [1]
At the Battle of Sepeia (Ancient Greek: Σήπεια; c. 494 BC [1]), the Spartan forces of Cleomenes I defeated the Argives, fully establishing Spartan dominance in the Peloponnese. [2] The Battle of Sepeia is infamous for having the highest number of casualties within a battle during the classical Greek period. [3]