Leucas
Leucas was an island in the Ionian Sea, north of Cephallenia and Ithaca. I couldn't find any trace of mythological tales connected to Leucas.
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Leucas, Λευκάδα.
Ionian Islands:
Ionian Islands
The Ionian Islands are located on the western side of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. Only three islands had mythological importance, especially Ithaca, the home of the hero Odysseus.
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Cephallenia
Cephallenia was a large island in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania. It was named after Cephalus, son of Deïon, king of Phocis, and Diomede. Cephalus received the island after helping Amphitryon in the war against the Taphian pirates. Cep...
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Zacynthus
Zacynthus was an island in the Ionian Sea, south of the islands of Cephallenia and Ithaca, and off the western coast of the region of Elis. I couldn't find any trace of mythological tales connected to Zacynthus.
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Ithaca
An island in the Ionian Sea, east of the larger, neighbouring island of Cephallenia. It was the home and kingdom of Laërtes and his son Odysseus. Ithaca was a small and rocky island. When Menelaus, king of Sparta, was going to give some magnificen...
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Scyrus
Scyrus (Skyrus) was an Aegean island northeast of Euboea. Scyrus was famous because its king, Lycomedes, was host to the aging hero Theseus. Theseus either accidentally fell to his death, or Lycomedes murdered the hero by pushing him off a cliff. ...
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Islands
Aegean Islands Other IslandsAegean Islands The Aegean Sea has a large number of islands, with Crete in the south being the largest island. The Aegean island also included several groups of islands such as the Northern Aegean, the Cyclades, the Nor...
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Icaria
Icaria was an island in the Aegean Sea, west of Samos. Icaria was mostly known for being the island named after Icarius, son of Daedalus. Daedalus was the inventor for Minos, king of Crete. When Theseus escaped from the Labyrinth and killed the mo...
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Lemnos
Lemnos was a large island in the Thracian Sea (northern Aegean). The island was famous in Greek myth because the Lemnian women ruled the island. At the time, Thoas ruled it. Thoas was the son of the wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne, daughter of Minos...
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Lelex
According to Apollodorus, Lelex (Λέδεξ) was the autochthonous ancestor of the Spartans. Lelex was the earliest ruler of Laconia, which was at first called Lelegia. Lelex was also the eponym of the Leleges or Lelegians. Lelegians were one of the ea...
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Laconia
Laconia was the southernmost region of the Peloponnesus. Its principal city was Sparta. Lelex was the first ruler of Laconia. His people were known as the Lelegians. It wasn't until three generations later that Lacedaemon married Sparta, the daugh...
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