Definitions
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- proper noun Another name for
Lesbos . - proper noun The capital of Lesbos.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
Etymologies
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Examples
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In hours that were eternal, they rounded the head and were in Mytilene harbor … and saw the other trireme, Cleon’s best, still off loading.
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The usage of the word 'lesbian' to refer to gay women originated from the ancient Greek poetess Sappho, who lived on the island of Lesbos (also called Mytilene) in 6th century BC.
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He continued the war and took Mytilene, then captured the small but crucial island of Tenedos at the mouth of the Hellespont.
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While he was besieging the town of Mytilene on Lesbos, Memnon suddenly fell ill and died.
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While he was besieging the town of Mytilene on Lesbos, Memnon suddenly fell ill and died.
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While he was besieging the town of Mytilene on Lesbos, Memnon suddenly fell ill and died.
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Memnon had taken the fleet north from Cos after his defeat at Halicarnassus and seized the island of Chios, then sailed to Lesbos, which he captured except for the chief town of Mytilene.
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He continued the war and took Mytilene, then captured the small but crucial island of Tenedos at the mouth of the Hellespont.
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From there, they they made their way to the coast opposite the Greek island of Mytilene.
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Memnon had taken the fleet north from Cos after his defeat at Halicarnassus and seized the island of Chios, then sailed to Lesbos, which he captured except for the chief town of Mytilene.
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