Delos [island] - Delos

Japanese: デロス[島] - デロス
Delos [island] - Delos
A small island in the central Aegean Sea, at the center of the Cyclades. According to Greek mythology, it was the birthplace of Apollo and his sister Artemis, and the site of the Temple of Apollo. The Delian League was formed under Athenian rule, and the island prospered as a commercial center in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. It was destroyed by the army of Mithridates in 88 BC. Excavations began by the French in 1873, uncovering many ruins, and it was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1990. Approximately 3 km2.
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Japanese:
エーゲ海中部,キクラデス諸島の中心にある小島。ギリシア神話によれば,アポロンおよびその妹アルテミスの生地とされ,アポロン神殿があった。アテナイの支配下にデロス同盟が結成され,前3―前2世紀に商業の中心として繁栄。前88年ミトリダテスの軍隊に破壊された。1873年にフランス人によって発掘が開始され,多くの遺跡が明らかになり,1990年世界文化遺産に登録された。約3km2
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