lesbos in English
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1. Alcaeus (Mytilene, Lesbos, 620 b.C
2. You visited the island of Lesbos?
3. Analogous rites proved that they were also in Lesbos and Samothrace.
4. Alcaeus was involved in the political life of his homeland, the island of Lesbos
5. A new tyrant, Myrsilus, came to power in Lesbos, and Alcaeus became his fierce opponent
6. Alcaeus （ Ἀλκαῖος).A famous lyric poet of Mitylené, in Lesbos, an elder contemporary of Sappho
7. Athena, from the island of Lesbos in Greece, was an extremely active member of the Orthodox Church.
8. Alcaeus - Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC) Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection
9. Lesbos is verdant, aptly named Emerald Island, with a greater variety of flora than expected for the island's size.
10. In Asia Minor he must help the King of Bythnia against rebels who have taken over Mytilene in Lesbos.
11. Leete, the lawyer providing legal advice to Anar and other asylum seekers on Lesbos, confirmed that Anar’s first interview was postponed without explanation.
12. At the same reform, the current municipality of Lesbos was created out of the 13 former municipalities on the island: Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή) Agiasos (Αγιάσος) Gera (Γέρα) Eresos-Antissa (Ερεσός-Άντισσα) Evergetoulas (Ευεργέτουλας) Kalloni (Καλλονή) Loutropoli Thermis (Λουτρόπολη Θερμής) Mantamados (Μανταμάδος) Mithymna (Μήθυμνα) Mytilene (Μυτιλήνη) Petra (Πέτρα) Plomari (Πλωμάρι) Polichnitos (Πολίχνιτος) The economy of Lesbos is essentially agricultural in nature, with olive oil being the main source of income.
13. Stone Curlews are often easier to spot around the drying edges of wetlands such as Porto Lagos in Greece and the Kalloni saltpans on Lesbos where small flocks gather in late summer
14. The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC
15. The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC.
16. The Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC
17. The Alcaic stanza is an Ancient Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to have been invented by Alcaeus, a lyric poet from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, about 600 BC
18. By mid-November Greek naval detachments had seized the islands of Imbros, Thasos, Agios Efstratios, Samothrace, Psara and Ikaria, while landings were undertaken on the larger islands of Lesbos and Chios only on 21 and 27 November respectively.
19. This volume contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics, and composer of short hymns to the gods.
20. Alcaeus of MYTILENE （ *)Alkai=os), of MYTILENE, in the island of Lesbos, the earliest of the Aeolian lyric poets, began to flourish in the 42nd Olympiad when a contest had commenced between the nobles and the people in his native state.Alcaeus belonged by birth to the former party, and warmly espoused their cause