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Keos

American

[kee-ohs, kee-os] / ˈki oʊs, ˈki ɒs /

noun

a Greek island in the Aegean, off the southeastern coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).

Keos British

/ ˈkeɪɒs /

noun

Italian name: Zea. Modern Greek name: Kéa. an island in the Aegean Sea, in the NW Cyclades. Pop: 2412 (2001). Area: 174 sq km (67 sq miles)

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Stesilaus of Keos, the most beautiful youth of his time, was passionately adored by both of them with an affection which passed all bounds.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey

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