Paros

[ pair-os; Greek pah-raws ]

noun

1. a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).

Páros

/ ˈpærɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the S Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of the discovery (1627) of the Parian Chronicle, a marble tablet outlining Greek history from before 1000 bc to about 354 bc (now at Oxford University). Pop: 12 853 (2001). Area: 166 sq km (64 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Miaulis had retired to Paros, and had put himself at the head of the rebellious Hydriotes.

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A variety of fine-grained marble from the island of Paros, probably so called because quarried by torchlight.

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Parian wreaths were very white because the marble of Paros was pure.

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Meanwhile Alcibiades, with the moneys lately collected and his fleet of twenty ships, left Samos and visited Paros.

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Miltiades died in disgrace, leaving unpaid the fine imposed upon him for his conduct at Paros.

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