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- Kalaureia (Ancient Gr****: Καλαυρεία) or Calauria or Kalavria (Gr****: Καλαυρία) is an island close to the coast of Troezen in the Peloponnesus of mainland...
- as much as in the typical form thamyras-, from the Entrecasteaux Is. — calaureia Fruhst.[synonym of A. t. anthelius] from Mysole, approximates again anthelius...
- who gave it to Apollo as a gift. It is said that he gave to Poseidon Calaureia, that lies off Troezen, in exchange for his oracle. Apollo is the best-known...
- ancient Argolis described by Pausanias as in the immediate vicinity of Calaureia, and separated from the mainland (Peloponnesus) by a strait so narrow...
- of the maritime confederacy which held its meetings in the island of Calaureia. About the time of the Second Messenian War, it was conquered by the Argives;...
- representatives of which were accustomed to meet in the adjacent island of Calaureia, from which it has been inferred that Hermione had the presidency of the...
- renowned Gr**** statesman and orator Demosthenes in the temple of Poseidon in Calaureia, leading to Demosthenes's suicide after a memorable exchange recorded...