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Aegean island
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euboea
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Euboea (/juːˈbiːə/) is the name of several women in Greek mythology . Euboea , a Naiad , daughter of the Boeotian river-god Asopus and of Metope . Poseidon abducted her. The island of Euboea was given her name. Euboea , one of the daughters of the river-god ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
large island of Greece north of Attica and Boeotia, literally "rich in cattle," from eu- "good, well" (see eu- ) + bous "ox, cow" (see cow (n.)). Related: Euboean .
Usage examples of euboea.
Cecropian land and Aulis inside of Euboea and the Opuntian cities of the Locrians, and gladly did ye step forth upon the beach of Pagasae.
I saw take place more than nine years ago during the assembly of this military expedition at Aulis, the strait between Euboea and the Greek mainland.
Behind them came ambassadors from the city states of Athens, Corinth, Thebes and even Sparta, plus representatives from Boeotia, Pherae, Euboea, Thrace, Illyria and Paionia.
But she was pursued by Hera's jealous fury and ranged Attica, Euboea, Thrace and the islands of the Aegean sea, begging in vain of each of these countries to receive her.