Sphagia — is the modern name of the island known in ancient times as Sphacteria. It is located in the Peloponnese, Greece, west of Pylos.The island of Sphacteria is the site of the Battle of Sphacteria (425 B.C.) from the time of the Peloponnesian War (431 … Wikipedia
Sphagĭa — Sphagĭa, 1) so v.w. Ssagia; 2) (Sphakia), Insel, so v.w. Sphakteria … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Sphagia — Sphagĭa, Insel, s. Sphakteria … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Sphagia — Sphagia, Sphakteria, s. Navarin … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
SPHAGIA — insul. Peloponnesi in sinu Messeniaco inter Pylon urbem et Proten in insul. in Boream. Sapientia Sophiano. Non unica, sed triplex est … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… … Wikipedia
PROTE — insul parva una ex Stoechadibus 3. in Ionio mari contra Aetoliam sita. Plin. l. 3. c. 5. magis ad Occasum extensa, Ferrar. Pruodo nautis, teste Nigrô, cui etiam Sphagia Strabonis videtur: Ptolemaeo tamen Sphagia et Prote duae sunt in sulae.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
SPHACTERIA — confinium Eleorum versus Messenen, sic dictum quod illic Heraclidae, mactatis hostiis, amicitiae et concordiae pacta iniverint. Est etiam insula quaeam, cuius meminit Pausan. l. 3. aliter Sphagia dicta, Stephan. ante Pylum, cui portum facit.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Ionian Sea — The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula, to the west, by southwestern Albania, including Saranda and Himara, and a large… … Wikipedia
Pylos — For the mythological figure, see Pylus (mythology). For the board game, see Pylos (board game). Pylos Πύλος The bay of Pylos … Wikipedia
