Pylos

American

[pee-laws, pahy-los, -lohs] / ˈpi lɔs, ˈpaɪ lɒs, -loʊs /

noun

Greek name of Navarino.

Pylos British

/ ˈpaɪlɒs /

noun

Italian name: Navarino. Modern Greek name: Pílos. a port in SW Greece, in the SW Peloponnese; scene of a defeat of the Spartans by the Athenians (425 _bc ) during the Peloponnesian War and of the Battle of Navarino See Navarino

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The fishing boat Adriana went down off the Greek coast near Pylos.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Discovered in a rather remote seaside region of the Peloponnesian peninsula, rather than an established Greek artistic center, the Pylos Combat Agate might have been made in Crete, a prominent trading partner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

Six of the people on board were picked up by another yacht sailing in the area and transported to Pylos, where one woman was transferred to a hospital in the southern city of Kalamata.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

In June, a battered trawler smuggling up to 750 people from Libya to Italy sank southwest of Pylos, in one of the worst Mediterranean migrant disasters in years.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

"I'll see to your breakfast now," Pylos announced.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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