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• Magnetes — The Magnetes (Greek:Μάγνητες) were an ancient Greek tribe living in Thessalian Magnesia who took part in the Trojan War. They later also contributed to the Greek colonisation by founding two prosperous cities in Western Anatolia, Magnesia on the… …   Wikipedia

• magnete — {{hw}}{{magnete}}{{/hw}}s. m. 1 Calamita. 2 Dispositivo elettromagnetico che produce la corrente elettrica per l accensione delle miscele nei motori a scoppio. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. magnes (lapis), dal greco (líthos) mágnes ‘(pietra) di Magnesia’ …   Enciclopedia di italiano

• Skyros — Infobox Greek Isles name = Skyros native name = Σκύρος skyline = Skyros chora.jpg sky caption = Hora coordinates = coord|38|54|N|24|33|E|display=inline,title|region:GR type:isle chain = Sporades isles = 21 area = 209 highest mount = Mt. Olympus… …   Wikipedia

• Laws (dialogue) — For the work by Cicero of the same title, see De Legibus. Part of the series on: The Dialogues of Plato Early dialogues: Apology – Char …   Wikipedia

• Magnesia (regional unit) — This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation). Magnesia Περιφερειακή ενότητα Μαγνησίας   Peripheral unit   …   Wikipedia

• Hellen — Note: Hellen was not the same person as Helen of Troy, or Helenus, son of King Priam of Troy. Hellen (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ἕλλην, Hel lèn), Greek Katharevousa: (Audio IPA|Ell Ellin.ogg| [ ellin ] ) was the mythological patriarch of the… …   Wikipedia

• Lapith — In Greek mythology, the Lapiths were a legendary people, whose home was in Thessaly, in the valley of the Peneus [ Lapithes made his home about the Peneius river (Diodorus Siculus, iv.69.2).] and on the mountain Pelion. Like the Myrmidons and… …   Wikipedia

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• Magnesia — may refer to: a Greek toponym, derived from the tribal name Magnetes Magnesia (peripheral unit), the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece Magnesia ad Sipylum, a city of Lydia Magnesia on the Maeander, an ancient Greek city in Anatolia… …   Wikipedia

• Magnesia on the Maeander — For other uses, see Magnesia (disambiguation). Magnesia or Magnesia on the Maeander (Greek: Μαγνησία ἡ πρὸς Μαιάνδρῳ or Μαγνησία ἡ ἐπὶ Μαιάνδρῳ, Latin: Magnesia ad Maeandrum) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, considerable in size, at an… …   Wikipedia