What is "salamis"

n. (plural of salami English)

Salamis may refer to

• Salamis (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology
• Salamis (butterfly), a genus of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
• Salamis Island in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, near Athens, Greece
  • Battle of Salamis, fought at Salamis Island in 480 BC between Greeks and Persians
  • Salamis Naval Base, a Greek naval base on Salamis Island
  • Greek battleship Salamis, a dreadnought ordered from Germany by Greece in 1912 but not delivered due to the outbreak of World War I
• Salamis, Cyprus, an ancient city on the east coast of Cyprus
  • Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC), fought between Greeks and Persians
  • Battle of Salamis (306 BC), fought between two of the Diadochi, Ptolemy I and Demetrius

• Salamis-Class Cruiser, a warship in the fictional Gundam universe
• The English plural of salami

Salamis (; ) was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon, another river god. She was carried away by Poseidon to the island which was named after her, whereupon she bore the god a son Cychreus who became king of the island.

Salamis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies. They are commonly known as mother-of-pearls and are found in Africa. The name Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon, another river god.