Límnos

Lím·nos

L0175500 (lēm′nôs) See Lemnos.

Límnos

(ˈlimnɔs) n (Placename) transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Lemnos

Lem•nos

(ˈlɛm nɒs, -noʊs)

also Limnos

n. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Cap.: Myrina. Lem′ni•an, adj., n.

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Noun

1.Limnos - a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal propertiesLemnosEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oilAegean, Aegean Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia

Límnos

(lēm`nôs) or

Lemnos

(lĕm`nŏs), island (1991 pop. 17,645), 186 sq mi (482 sq km), NE Greece, in the Aegean Sea near Turkey. It is largely mountainous, with areas of fertile lava soil. Fruits, wine, silk, and wheat are produced, sheep and goats are raised, and fish are caught. A medicinal earth (Lemnian Bole), used in treating open wounds and snake bites, has been produced there since ancient times. Kástron and Moúdhros, a port, are the island's chief towns. In ancient Greece, the island, because of its volcanic origin, was sacred to Hephaestus. It became a colony of Athens c.500 B.C. After the fall (1204) of the Byzantine Empire, Límnos was captured by the Genoese, who held the island until 1464, when it passed to Venice. It was seized by the Ottoman Turks in 1479 and became part of Greece in 1913. Nearby are remains of a Bronze Age settlement.

Limnos

(Lemnos), an island in the northern Aegean Sea; belongs to Greece. Area, 482 sq km. Limnos is composed primarily of schists and volcanic tuffs. Elevations reach 430 m. Wheat and grapes are grown, and there are olive plantations. The main cities are Kastron and Moudhros.