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Xánthi

(Encyclopedia)Xánthi or Xanthe both: ksänˈthē [key], city (1991 pop. 37,463), capital of Xánthi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. Tobacco and wheat are grown. The city has a sizable Muslim minority. ...

Mary, the mother of Jesus

(Encyclopedia)Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the He...

Negropont

(Encyclopedia)Negropont, Greece: see Évvoia.

Avdira

(Encyclopedia)Avdira, Greece: see Abdera.

Leucas

(Encyclopedia)Leucas, Greece: see Lefkás.

Levkás

(Encyclopedia)Levkás, Greece: see Lefkás.

Melos

(Encyclopedia)Melos, Greece: see Mílos.

Missolonghi

(Encyclopedia)Missolonghi, Greece: see Mesolóngion. ...

Monemvasía

(Encyclopedia)Monemvasía, Greece: see Malvasia. ...

Morea

(Encyclopedia)Morea, Greece: see Peloponnesus. ...