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salamis
/səˈlɑmiz/
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What does salamis mean?
noun
- plural of salami
proper noun
- The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.
- An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.
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IPA pronunciation
/səˈlɑmiz/
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They made the event of that war certain, and the victories of Salamis and Platæa comparatively easy.
The momentary impression that the battle of Marathon was fought by Salamis was soon dissipated, and the questions continued.
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When Mardonius made a second incursion into the country of Attica, the people passed over again into the isle of Salamis.
The Orientals were hurled back; the glorious memories of Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea stimulated the patriotism and enthusiasm of all children of the Greek race.
It is very probable that, had the Battle of Salamis never been fought, the face of the world would have been much as we behold it now, fashioned by the mediocre inspiration and the short-sighted labours of men.