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Lipari Islands
Lipari Islands , formerly Aeolian Islands , Ital. Isole Eolie, volcanic island group (1991 pop. 10,382), 44 sq mi (114 sq km), Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The group includes Lipari (14.5 sq mi/37.6 sq km), an exporter of pumice and the site of Lipari, the group's main town; Salina, where malmsey wine and currants are produced; Vulcano, the site in former times of the worship of the mythical fire god, with a high volcano that emits hot sulfurous vapors; Stromboli, with an active volcano (3,040 ft/927 m) that has several craters; Panarea; Filicudi; Alicudi; and 11 other islands. Fishing is an important occupation, and there is a growing tourist industry. Regarded as the site of the mythical residence of Aeolus, the wind god, for whom they were formerly named, the islands were colonized by the Greeks in the 6th cent. BC Under the Roman Empire and during the Fascist regime in Italy (20th cent.) the island group served as a place of exile for political prisoners. |
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"Lipari Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lipari Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LipariIs.html "Lipari Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LipariIs.html |
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Aeolian Islands
Aeolian Islands (Isole Lipari), Italy Also known as the Eolie Islands. A group of seven volcanic islands, including the semi‐active Stromboli, named by the Greeks after Aeolus, king of the winds. In Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey, Odysseus (in English, Ulysses), King of Ithaca, was given a favourable wind by Aeolus to help him on his way back to Ithaca, and also a bag which contained unfavourable winds. Odysseus opened the bag, allowing the ill winds to escape; these swept him back to the island of Aeolia.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aeolian Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aeolian Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-AeolianIslands.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Aeolian Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-AeolianIslands.html |
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Aeolian Islands
Aeolian Islands see Lipari Islands , Italy. |
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"Aeolian Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aeolian Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-AeolianI.html "Aeolian Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-AeolianI.html |
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