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Tinos
Tinos (Greek: Τήνος) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In antiquity, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa (from ophis, Greek for snake) and Hydroessa (from athenspath.com
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Syros
Syros (Greek: Σύρος), or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari (el). Ermoupoli is the capital of the island athenspath.com
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Sifnos
Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia, is home of the island’s folklore museum and library. The town’s name athenspath.com
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Serifos
Serifos (Greek: Σέριφος) is a Greek island municipality in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Sifnos. In Greek mythology, Serifos is where Danaë and her infant son athenspath.com
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Santorini
Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη), classically Thera, and officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα) southeast of Greece’s mainland. The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the athenspath.com
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Paros
Paros (Greek: Πάρος) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 8 athenspath.com
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Naxos
Naxos (Greek: Νάξος) is a Greek island, the largest island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. Mythic Naxos According to Greek mythology, the young Zeus athenspath.com
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Mykonos
Mykonos (Greek: Μύκονος) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. Mykonos’ nickname is The island of the winds. Tourism is a major industry. Widely known for its athenspath.com
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Milos
Milos or Melos (Greek: Μήλος Ancient Greek: Μῆλος) is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group. The island athenspath.com
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Kythnos
Kythnos (Greek: Κύθνος) is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is 56 nautical miles (104 km) from the harbor of Piraeus. History Kythnos can lay claim to athenspath.com