Delos
Proper noun
Meaning
Delos
An island in the Cyclades, Greece.
Delos
plural of Delo
Anagrams
Examples
On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.
As a gesture of gratitude, Delos was secured with four pillars.
But the island of Delos (or Ortygia in the Homeric Hymn to Artemis ) disobeyed Hera, and Leto gave birth there.
Another variation states that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo.
Diodorus Siculus (v.4.7) :"At Thebes or Delos the festival occurred two months earlier, so any seed-sowing connection was not intrinsic."
• 10 a.m., line dance class is being held each Monday at the Yadkin Valley Senior Center, 121 Delos Martin Drive, Jonesville, with Shirley Bell as instructor.