Levitha
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Levitha (), known in classical antiquity as Lebinthus or Lebinthos () is a small Greek island located in the east of the Aegean Sea, between Kinaros and Kalymnos, part of the Dodecanese islands. It is part of the municipality of Leros. The island is mentioned in two of Ovid's works Ars Amatoria and the Metamorphoses in connection with the saga of Daedalus and Icarus. While escaping from Crete, Daedalus and Icarus flew over Lebinthus. Besides Ovid, the island is noted by the ancient authors Pliny the Elder, Pomponius Mela, Strabo, and Stephanus of Byzantium. In addition, it is mentioned in the
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Within Vinony's link graph, Levitha is referenced by 206 other articles, and connects out to Greece, Greek and island.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Dodecanese, Islands of Greece and Islands of the South Aegean.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Dodecanese
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Leros Municipality
- Population
- 8
- Area
- 9.121
- Body of water
- Icarian Sea
- Image
- Levitha.jpg
- Width
- 2.5
- Length
- 6.5
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- located in/on physical feature
- Dodecanese
- Commons category
- Levitha
- native label
- Λέβιθα
Sources (2)
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Article · Português
Lebinto (em grego: Λέβινθος) ou Levita (em grego: Λέβιθα) é uma pequena ilha da Grécia na parte oriental do mar Egeu, entre Cós e Paros, e que integra as ilhas do Dodecaneso. A ilha em 2009 só tinha 3 habitantes - um casal com uma criança - que levam uma forma de vida ecológica combinando o cultivo de terras com o uso de energias renováveis. a área total da ilha é 9,2 km2 e o perímetro é de 34 km. A ilha é mencionada em dois dos trabalhos de Ovídio – A Arte de Amar (Ars Amatoria) e Metamorfoses – em conexão com a saga mítica de Dédalo e Ícaro. Durante o processo de fugir de Creta, Dédalo e Ícaro sobrevoaram várias ilhas. Uma das quais foi Lebinto. Também é referida na Geografia de Estrabão.
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