Argolis

Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς—still the official, formal name; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within located in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. Most arable land lies in the central part. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives. Beaches are founded in the south and east. Mountains an ...

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• Argolis - Municipalities and communities

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From 1833 to 1899, the prefecture was part Argolidocorinthia, which included Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, the prefecture was finally separated from Corinthia. See also Argolidocorinthia. In early 1998, a flash flood carrying muddy water swept through the valley near Argos and devastated citrus crops and other area agriculture, including oli ...

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Argolis, Argolis - History:, Argolis - Transportation:, Argolis - Communications, Argolis - Newspapers, Argolis - Radio, Argolis - Television, Argolis - Geography and administration, Argolis - Provinces, Argolis - Municipalities and communities

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Amphitryon, or Amphitrion, in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. Amphitryon ("harassing either side") was a Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus. Having accidentally killed his uncle Electryon, king of Mycenae, Amphitryon was driven out by another uncle, Sthenelus. He fled with Alcmene, Electryon's daughter, to Thebes, where he was cleansed from the guilt of bl ...

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Greece, (Greek: Ελλάδα, older form: Ελλάς, Hellas), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellinikí Dimokratía; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is a country in southern Europe on the tip of the Balkan peninsula. It has land boundaries with Bulgaria, FYROM, and Albania to the north and with Turkey to the east. The waters of the Aegean Sea border Greece to the east, and those of the Ionian and Mediterranean Sea to the west and south ...

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Agamémnon (Greek: Αγαμέμνων) ("very resolute"), one of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology, was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae (or Argos) and Queen Aerope, and brother of Menelaus. Agamemnon - Early life. Agamemnon's father Atreus was murdered by Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his father Thyestes. During this period Agamemnon and Menelaus took refuge with Tyndareus, king of Sparta. There they respectively married Tyndareus' dau ...

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Cephissus (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) the name of several rivers in Greece: Cephissus (Boeotia), a river arising in Phocis and flowing through northern Boeotia into Lake Copais. Cephissus (Athenian plain), a river in Attica flowing through the Athenian plain. Cephissus (Eleusinian plain), a river of Attica flowing through the Eleusinian plain. Pausanias (1.38.4) claims it flows more violent

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This is a list of settlements of the prefecture of Argolis, Greece. List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - A–B. Achladokampos Adami Agia Trias Agios Adrianos Agios Nikolaos Alea Amarianos Andritsa Arachnaio Argos Akova Aspida Kokla Larissa Timenio Aria Aria Asini Avgo Bolati Borsa BroutzeikaIncluding:

• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - A–B
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• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - E–F
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - G–I
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - K–L
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - M–N
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - P–R
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - R–S
• List of settlements in the Argolis prefecture - T–V

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Inachus is one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology. Inachus was married to Melia, with whom he had one son: Phoroneus. He personified the eponymous river in Greece. He is the father of Io. He founded the city of Argos after rendering the province of Argolis inhabitable again, following the deluge of Deucalion. Other related archivesArgolis, Argos, Deucalion, Greece, Greek mythology, Io, Melia, Oceanids, Phoroneus

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Tiryns (in ancient greek Τίρυνς) is a Mycenaean archeological site in the Greek nomos of Argolis in the Peloponnese peninsula, some kilometres north of Nauplion. Tiryns was a hill fort with occupation ranging back seven thousand years, from the beginning of the bronze age. It reached its height between 1400 and 1200 BC. Its most notable features were its palace, its cyclopean tunnels and especially its walls, which gave the city its Homeric epithet of "mighty walled Tiryns". In ancient times, the city was linked to the myths surrounding Heracles ...

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Corinthia (Greek: Κορινθία, Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth. Presently, it is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery of Peloponnese. It is the second-most populated prefecture on the Peloponnese peninsula. Currently (2001 census) the population stands at 144,527 persons, while the 1991 figures showed a population of 132,139 persons The Corinth Canal, carrying ship traffic between the northern Mediterranean and the Aegean, is about 4 km east of Corinth, cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth. Agioi Theodoroi is the easternmost Corinthian ...

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The peninsula has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Its modern name derives from ancient Greek mythology , specifically the legend of the hero Pelops who was said to have conquered the entire region. The name Peloponnesos means "Island of Pelops". During the Middle Ages, the peninsula was known as the Morea. According to folk etymology, this is because the Crusaders found it densely planted with mulberry trees (Greek: moreai) ...

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In the 1980s a toll superhighway shortened distance from Tripoli to Athens by 50 km. It has about 7 interchanges. The two-laned superhighway was opened and bypasses much of Argolida. It began to pass by opening what it became one of the longest tunnels in Greece, the Artemisi Tunnel. Its length is nearly 2 km and did not extended into GR-8/E65/E94 interchange until 1997 when distance from Tripoli to Athens was shortened to 148 km. In the 1980s, a bypass for Tripotamia and Psari was opened with two one-way narrow bridges from north of Paradeisi to Megalo ...

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Greek National Road 7, Greek National Road 7 - History, Greek National Road 7 - Places:

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Myloi has a school, a church, a post office, a train station (connecting with the line of Kalamata - Tripoli - Argos - Corinth) west of the square, a port and a square (plateia). The village also has a spring in the area. It also has campgrounds. Much of the area in the northeast are used for farming while forests surround the town and the coastline, the rocky landscape of the mountains lie to the west. Myloi also has a spring, a beach, a lake and a castle. The settlement of Myloi dates back to around 2500 ...

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Myloi Argolida Greece, Myloi Argolida Greece - Nearest places, Myloi Argolida Greece - Geography, Myloi Argolida Greece - Historical population

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Galatas has a small school, a lyceum, a gymnasuim, a church, a post office, banks and a square (plateia). Galatas has a small port which connects the island of Poros and ancient Calauria with small boats. The island is separated by a narrow channel today from the mainland. In ancient times, a sump was between Galatas and Poros Galatas also has some businesses and taverns. Until the 1960s, there were goats that made milk and cheese for its production. The area is not as beautiful. It has a good prospect from Galatas to Poros. It is separated. Archaeological excavations were done near Galatas. A c ...

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The Doctor and Romana’s holiday in Brighton is brought to a sudden end when K9 takes in sea-water and explodes. They instead venture to the Leisure Hive of Argolis, a holiday complex built by the surviving Argolin following their devastating war with the Foamasi. As ever, they arrive at a point of crisis in the year 2290. The Leisure Hive is facing bankrpucy and the Argolin’s Earth agent, Brock, arrives with his lawyer Klout, bearing an offer to buy the planet outright. Regrettably the offer is from the Foamasi, the only species that cou ...

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List of Doctor Who aliens - Macra. The Macra appeared in the 1967 Second Doctor story The Macra Terror by Ian Stuart Black and they are an intelligent, giant crab-like species from an unnamed planet colonised by humanity in the future. In appearance, they resemble giant vast, lumbering crustaceans with extended eyes on stalks and formidable, enormous claws. The Macra invaded the control centre of the colony and seized the levers of power without the colonists - including their Pilot - knowing what h ...

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List of Doctor Who aliens, List of Doctor Who aliens - A, List of Doctor Who aliens - Auton, List of Doctor Who aliens - B, List of Doctor Who aliens - C, List of Doctor Who aliens - Chelonian, List of Doctor Who aliens - Cyberman, List of Doctor Who aliens - D, List of Doctor Who aliens - Dalek, List of Doctor Who aliens - Draconian, List of Doctor Who aliens - E, List of Doctor Who aliens - F, List of Doctor Who aliens - Face of Boe, List of Doctor Who aliens - Foamasi, List of Doctor Who aliens - Forest of Cheem, List of Doctor Who aliens - G, List of Doctor Who aliens - Gelth, List of Doctor Who aliens - Graske, List of Doctor Who aliens - H, List of Doctor Who aliens - Haemovore, List of Doctor Who aliens - I, List of Doctor Who aliens - Ice Warrior, List of Doctor Who aliens - J, List of Doctor Who aliens - K, List of Doctor Who aliens - Kaled, List of Doctor Who aliens - Krynoid, List of Doctor Who aliens - L, List of Doctor Who aliens - M, List of Doctor Who aliens - Macra, List of Doctor Who aliens - Menoptra, List of Doctor Who aliens - Mentor, List of Doctor Who aliens - Monoid, List of Doctor Who aliens - Morok, List of Doctor Who aliens - Movellan, List of Doctor Who aliens - Moxx of Balhoon, List of Doctor Who aliens - N, List of Doctor Who aliens - Naglon, List of Doctor Who aliens - O, List of Doctor Who aliens - Ogron, List of Doctor Who aliens - Optera, List of Doctor Who aliens - P, List of Doctor Who aliens - Primord, List of Doctor Who aliens - Q, List of Doctor Who aliens - Quark, List of Doctor Who aliens - R, List of Doctor Who aliens - Reaper, List of Doctor Who aliens - Rill, List of Doctor Who aliens - Rutan Host, List of Doctor Who aliens - S, List of Doctor Who aliens - Sea Devil, List of Doctor Who aliens - Silurian, List of Doctor Who aliens - Slitheen, List of Doctor Who aliens - Sontaran, List of Doctor Who aliens - Sycorax, List of Doctor Who aliens - T, List of Doctor Who aliens - Terileptil, List of Doctor Who aliens - Tetrap, List of Doctor Who aliens - Thal, List of Doctor Who aliens - Tractator, List of Doctor Who aliens - U, List of Doctor Who aliens - V, List of Doctor Who aliens - Varga plant, List of Doctor Who aliens - Venom Grub, List of Doctor Who aliens - Vervoid, List of Doctor Who aliens - Vortisaur, List of Doctor Who aliens - W, List of Doctor Who aliens - Wirrn, List of Doctor Who aliens - Wolfweeds, List of Doctor Who aliens - X, List of Doctor Who aliens - Y, List of Doctor Who aliens - Yeti, List of Doctor Who aliens - Z, List of Doctor Who aliens - Zarbi, List of Doctor Who aliens - Zygon

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Half of the entire peninsula's population lives in Methana. Methana has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasuim, a church, a post office, a port which is located to the east, banks, hotels, taverns and a square (plateia). The residential area is within the eastern part of the mountain. Methana has a famous spa and springs. The peninsula is entirely of volcanic origin and contains over 30 extinct volcanoes. The last volcanic eruption occurred near present-day Kameni Chora in 230 BC. Famous writers such as Ovid, Strabo and Pausani ...

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Gods Enlil Ishtar Tiamat and Tablets of Destiny Annunaki Marduk and Babylon Heroes Utnapishtim Tammuz Gilgamesh and Enkidu Monsters Zu Humbaba Kingu Resheph Namtar Related Me, divine decrees Ma, primeval land Irkalla, the underworld Mesopotamian religion The Fertile Crescent

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Deluge mythology, Deluge mythology - Flood myths in various cultures, Deluge mythology - Ancient Near East, Deluge mythology - Europe, Deluge mythology - Americas, Deluge mythology - India, Deluge mythology - China, Deluge mythology - Batak Indonesia, Deluge mythology - Theories of origin, Deluge mythology - Other references

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Myloi has a school, a church, a post office, beaches, a port and a square (plateia) including the Kentriki Plateia, the Central Square. The village also has a spring in the area. Nea Kios also has hotels. The area in the south is surrounded by the Argolic Gulf and is the northernmost town in the gulf. Forests dominate the west and within the shores of the Argolic Gulf. The rest are farmlands and orange groves. Much of the area in the northeast are used for farming while forests surround the town and the coastline, the rocky landscape of the mountains lie to the west. The entire municipality is surr ...

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Nea Kios, Nea Kios - Nearest places, Nea Kios - Historical population

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Agamemnon gathered together the Greek forces to sail for Troy. Preparing to depart from Aulis, a port in Boeotia, Agamemnon's army incurred the wrath of the goddess Artemis by slaying an animal sacred to her, and by Agamemnon boasting that he was Artemis' equal in hunting. Misfortunes including a plague and a lack of wind prevented the army from sailing; finally, the prophet Calchas announced that the wrath of the goddess could only be propitiated by the sacrifice of Iphigeneia (daughter of Agamemnon). Classical dramatizations differ on how ...

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