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Náxos

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Náxos , island (1991 pop. 14,838), c.160 sq mi (410 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; largest of the Cyclades . Náxos, the chief town, is on the western shore. The fertile island produces fruits, olive oil, and a noted white wine. It has been a source of white marble, emery, and granite since ancient times. Náxos is famous in mythology as the place where Theseus abandoned Ariadne. It was a center of the worship of Dionysius. The island was colonized by the Ionians and in 490 BC was captured and sacked by the Persians. It was a member of the Delian League , but after an unsuccessful attempt to secede was captured (c.470 BC) and became a tributary to Athens. Náxos passed to Venice in 1207 and was the seat of a Venetian duchy until 1566, when it fell to the Ottoman Turks. It became part of independent Greece in 1829.

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Náxos

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Náxos, Greece Strongyle, Dionysus, Callipolis An island in the Cyclades named after Naxus, the chief of a Carian colony on the island. As a centre for the worship of the god Dionysus, it was named after him for a time.

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Naxos

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Naxos a Greek island in the southern Aegean, the largest of the Cyclades, where according to some legends Ariadne was abandoned by Theseus.

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Náxos

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Náxos •across, boss, Bros, cos, cross, crosse, doss, dross, emboss, en brosse, floss, fosse, gloss, Goss, joss, Kos, lacrosse, loss, moss, MS-DOS, Ross, toss •Laos •Áyios Nikólaos, chaos •Eos • Helios •Chios, Khíos •Lesbos • straw boss • Phobos • rooibos •extrados • kudos • reredos • intrados •Calvados • Argos • Lagos • logos •Marcos • telos •Delos, Melos •Byblos • candyfloss •tholos, Vólos •bugloss • omphalos • Pátmos •Amos, Deimos, Sámos •Demos • peatmoss • cosmos • Los Alamos • Lemnos • Hypnos • Minos •Mykonos • tripos • topos • Atropos •Ballesteros, pharos, Saros •Imbros • criss-cross • rallycross • Eros •albatross • monopteros • Dos Passos •Náxos • Hyksos • Knossos • Santos •benthos •bathos, pathos •ethos • Kórinthos