Skyros

[ skahy-ros, -rohs; Greek skee-raws ]

/ ˈskaɪ rɒs, -roʊs; Greek ˈski rɔs /

a Greek island in the W Aegean: the largest island of the Northern Sporades. 81 sq. mi. (210 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for scyros

At last the fleet came to the Isle of Scyros, where they suspected that Achilles was concealed.

Tales of Troy and Greece |Andrew Lang
Then Ulysses disguised himself as a merchant and journeyed to Scyros.

Stories of the Old world |Alfred John Church
He represented in pantomimic dance the scene of Achilles in the island of Scyros.

Darkness and Dawn |Frederic W. Farrar
There is excellent sense in the fable of Achilles in the island of Scyros.

Thoughts on Man |William Godwin

Odysseus went to the island of Scyros to invite Neoptolemus to the army.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1 |Various

Scyros

/ (ˈskirɔs) /

a variant spelling of Skyros

Skyros

/ (ˈskiːrɒs) /

a Greek island in the Aegean, the largest island in the N Sporades. Pop: 2602 (2001). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles) Modern Greek name: Skíros