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Thásos
Thásos , island (1991 pop. 13,527), c.170 sq mi (440 sq km), NE Greece, in the Aegean Sea. Timber, olive oil, honey, wine, and lead-zinc ores are its chief products; boatbuilding, fishing, and tourism are the main industries. Oil was discovered in the Aegean off Thasos in the early 1970s, leading to a dispute with Turkey over continental shelf rights. In legend its earliest colonists were led by Thasus, son of Poseidon, for whom the island was named. It was famous in ancient times for its gold mines, which were exploited by the Phoenicians. The island was colonized c.708 BC by persons from Páros, among whom was the poet Archilochus. In the 5th cent. BC it was subdued by Persia and then fell to Athens. A revolt against Athens was put down by Cimon in 463 BC The Ottoman Turks held Thásos almost continuously from the mid-15th cent. AD until 1912, when it passed to Greece. |
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"Thásos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thásos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Thasos.html "Thásos." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Thasos.html |
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Thásos
Thásos, Greece An island and a town named after Thasus. In Greek mythology, he was the son of Agenor, King of Phoenicia, who sent him and his brothers to find his sister Europa, who had been carried away by Zeus. Unable to find her, he settled on the island. His name may be associated with the Greek word thasso ‘to sit idle’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Thásos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Thásos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Thsos.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Thásos." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Thsos.html |
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