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The Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blessed [1] [2] (Ancient Greek: μακάρων νῆσοι, makarōn nēsoi) [3] were semi-legendary islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology.
Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργός, Amorgós; pronounced) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece.
Fresh fruit and dried fruits, pulses, endemic wild herbs and aromatic plants, and rough cereals, whose cultivation was favored by the regional climate, were consumed in great amounts and constituted the base of the Cretan cuisine during that period. Dairy products were consumed on a daily basis in low to moderate quantities.
Lefkada (Greek: Λευκάδα, Lefkáda, ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas [2] (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge.
Herodotus (430 BC) had only vaguely heard of the Cassiterides, "from which we are said to have our tin", but did not discount the islands as legendary. [2] Later writers—Posidonius, Diodorus Siculus, [3] Strabo [4] and others—call them smallish islands off ("some way off," Strabo says) the northwest coast of the Iberian Peninsula, which contained tin mines or, according to Strabo, tin and ...
The island is known in English as both Tenedos (the Greek name) and Bozcaada (the Turkish name). Over the centuries many other names have been used. [3] Documented ancient Greek names for the island are Leukophrys, [4] [5] Calydna, Phoenice and Lyrnessus (Pliny, HN 5,140). [6]
The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding population of 300–380 pairs of the Eleonora's falcons. [3] Dia is part of the European Network of Nature ( Natura 2000 ) and is a protected hunting ground. [ 4 ]
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the mountain is located at the eastern end of Bohai Sea. [3] According to the pre-Qin mythology which retells the legend of Xu Fu presenting a memorial to the Qin Emperor in order to seek for the elixir of life, there are three godly mountains which are found in the Bohai sea where immortals reside; these mountains are Penglai, Fāngzhàng ...