See also:

• SPORADES (Gr. ErropaSes, from a-sretpew, to sow)

SPORADES (Gr. ErropaSes, from a-sretpew, to sow)  , the islands scattered about the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• ARCHIPELAGO

Archipelago, as distinguished from the See also:

• CYCLADES

Cyclades, which are grouped See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

• DELOS

Delos, and from the islands attached, as it were, to the mainlands of See also:

• EUROPE

Europe and See also:

• ASIA

Asia . See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

Ancient and See also:

• MODERN

modern writers differ as to the See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list of the See also:

• SPORADES (Gr. ErropaSes, from a-sretpew, to sow)

Sporades (see See also:

• BURSIAN, CONRAD (1830–1883)

Bursian, Griechenland, ii . 348 seq.) . The Doric Sporades —Melos, Pholegandros, Sikinos, See also:

• THERA

Thera, Anaphe, See also:

• ASTROPALIA (classical Astypalaea)

Astropalia and See also:

• COS
• COS, or STANKO (Ital. Stanchio, Turk. Islan-keui, by corruption from Etc rav KW)

Cos—were by some considered a See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern cluster of the Cyclades . In modern times the name Sporades is more especially applied to two See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups—the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern Sporades, which See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of Negropont (See also:

• EUBOEA (pronounced Evvia in the modern language)

Euboea), Skiathos, Skopelos and Ikos being included in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• MAGNESIA

Magnesia and See also:

• SCYROS

Scyros in that of Euboea; and the southern Sporades, lying off the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, being included in the See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish vilayet of the " Islands of the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea." The northern, which have altogether an See also:

• AREA

area of 18o sq. m. and a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of 2,250 (1896), comprise Skiathos (pop . 2790), Ikos (pop . 653), Skopelos (pop . 5295), Pelagonisi, Giura, Pipari and Scyros (pop . J512), with the adjacent islets . Skiathos is a beautifully wooded and picturesque See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island; the See also:

• TOWN

town stands on a declivity surrounding an excellent See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour . The larger island of Skopelos is also well wooded . Almost every householder in both islands is the owner, See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint owner or skipper of a sailing See also:

• SHIP

ship .

The southern Sporades are as follows: Icaria, See also:

• PATMOS

Patmos, Leros, Calymnus, Astropalia (Astypalaea or Stampalia), Cos (Stanko), Nisyros, Tilos or Episcopi, See also:

• SYME, JAMES (1799–1870)

Syme, Khalki, See also:

• RHODES
• RHODES, CECIL JOHN (1853-1902)
• RHODES, JAMES FORD

Rhodes, See also:

• CRETE (Gr. Kp;rrrr; Turk. Kirid, Ital. Candia)

Crete and many smaller isles . Icaria (pop. about 8000) derives its name from the See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend of Icarus . The forests which it once possessed have been destroyed by the inhabitants for the manufacture of See also:

• CHARCOAL

charcoal . Leros (pop. about 3000) was in ancient times a seat of the See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship of See also:

• ARTEMIS

Artemis . Calymnus (pop. about 7000) was once covered by forests—(See also:

• OVID [PUBLIUS OvID1us NASO] (43 B.C.–A.D. 17)

Ovid, A.A. ii . 81, " silvis umbrosa Calymne" ), which have disappeared . Nisyros (pop. about 2500) possesses hot See also:

• SULPHUR

sulphur springs .