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The Greek island of Salamis is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus. Paloukia Port is the main port, in size second only to Piraeus in Greece. The name Salamis is probably derived from Salam (chalam), meaning calm or peace, under which it was mentioned in Homers writings. It also could have been named after Cychreus's mother (Cychreus was the first king of the island).Salamis island is known for the Battle of Salamis, and as birthplace of Ajax the great and Euripides.
In modern times, it is home to a Greek naval base which serves as headquarters for the Greek navy. The harbor was bombed by the German Luftwaffe in 1941, sinking the Kilkis (formerly the USS Idaho (BB-24)The USS Idaho on the Hudson River Career Laid down: 12 May 1904 Launched: 9 December 1905 Commissioned: 1 April 1908 Decommissioned: 30 July 1914 Fate:transferred to Greece, sunk by German aircraft, April 1941 General Characteristics Displacement:13,000 t) and the Lemnos (formerly USS Mississippi (BB-23)The USS Mississippi Career Authorized: 3 March 1903 Laid down: 12 May 1904 Launched: 30 September 1905 Commissioned: 1 February 1908 Decommissioned: 21 July 1914 Fate:sold to Greece, sunk by German aircraft in April 1941 General Characteristics Displaceme).
- See also : Cychreus -- PisistratusIn Greek mythology, Pisistratus (also transliterated as Peisistratos was a friend of Telemachus and a son of Nestor. Odyssey III, 36, 400. Pisistratus (also Peisistratus, Peistratus or Pesistratus) (c. 607 528 BC) was a Greek statesman who became the Tyra -- SolonSolon ( Greek: , c. 638 BC 558 BC) was a famous Athenian law maker. He was the son of Execestides. He first worked as a foreign trader, and his abilities as a poet had him lauded as one of the Seven Sages of Greece. In the mid 590s BC he worked to promote -- TelamonSon of Aeacus, King of Aegina and Endeis and brother of Peleus, Telamon accompanied Jason as one his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. He also participated in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks, along with his son, Ajax
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