Chryse (/ ˈkraɪsi, ˈkraɪzi /; Ancient Greek: Χρύση, romanized: Khrýsē, lit. 'Golden'), also called Lemnian Chryse, was a small island in the Aegean Sea near Lemnos, mentioned by Homer …

Chryse and Argyre (/ ˈ k r aɪ s iː / and / ˈ ɑːr dʒ ə r iː /) were a pair of legendary islands, located in the Indian Ocean and said to be made of gold and silver. They took their name from the Greek …

Chrysi or Chrisi (Greek: Χρυσή, romanized: Chrysí, lit. 'golden'; also known as Gaidouronisi, Greek: Γαϊδουρονήσι, romanized: Gaïdouronísi, lit. 'donkey island') is an uninhabited Greek …

Mar 18, 2023 · Chryse Island is an island that only exists in its name. Known as the Lemnian Chryse because it was near the island of Lemnos, it appears in Homer and in Sophocles and …

Aug 2, 2021 · The reality of Chryse is no longer to be seen ever again, and there is a most compelling reason for the visual absence of this island from the seascape of the northeast …

Mar 15, 2021 · Chryse and Argyre were two islands somewhere in the Indian Ocean that were named for their metals. Chryse was said to be made entirely of gold, chrysos , while Argyre …

Chryse (Greek: Χρύση, Khrýsē, "Golden") was a small island in the Aegean Sea mentioned by Sophocles and Pausanias. The island's main feature was said to be its temple to Apollo, and …

Aug 16, 2021 · As Tümpel (1890:92) points out, such an alternative reading is compatible with the geographical realities of a sacred place named Chryse / Khrū́sē that was located on the …

Modern Chryse is a popular tourist destination for its historical ruins and majestic beaches. Much of the island's economy centers around tourism, with textiles, fishing, and shipping forming …

Chryse, also called Lemnian Chryse, was a small island in the Aegean Sea near Lemnos, mentioned by Homer and Sophocles. By the second century, Pausanias and App...