Hiera

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]