Hiera

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

HI´ERA(Ἱερά), the name of several islands.

1. One of the Aegates. [AEGATESN o. 1.]

2. One of the Aeolian or Liparaean islands. [AEOLIAE INSULAE.]

3. An island close to Calaureia, to which it is now united. [CALAUREIA]

4. A small island between Thera and Therasia [THERA]

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hiera
hĭĕra, ae, f. (sc. antidotus), = ἱερά (sacred; I Lat. sacra), a sort of antidote against poison , S...

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Hiera
Hĭĕra, ae, f. I The name of several islands , Mel. 2, 7, 18; Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 238; 4, 12, 23...

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Hiera Sycaminus
HIERA SYCAMINUS(Ιερὰ Συκάμινος, Ptol. 4.5.74; Συκάμινος, Philostrat. Vit. Apoll. 6.2; Plin. Nat. 6.2...

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