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Keos

[ kee-ohs, kee-os ]

noun

  1. a Greek island in the Aegean, off the southeastern coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).


Keos

/ ˈɪɒ /

noun

  1. an island in the Aegean Sea, in the NW Cyclades. Pop: 2412 (2001). Area: 174 sq km (67 sq miles) Italian nameZea Modern Greek nameKéa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The paintings contain haematite and goethite from Keos, in the Aegean Sea, and red lead from Rio Tinto, in southern Spain.

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Inscription found at Iulis in Keos.

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After Hiero’s death he returned to his home in Keos; but finding himself discontented with the mode of life pursued in a free Greek community, for which his experiences at Hiero’s Court may well have disqualified him, he retired to Peloponnesus, where he died.

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Ariston of Keos tells us that their hatred of one another arose from a love affair.

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Stesilaus of Keos, the most beautiful youth of his time, was passionately adored by both of them with an affection which passed all bounds.

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