Amorgos is a Greek island located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea. It is known for its historical significance and natural beauty.

Who is Semonides of Amorgos?

Semonides of Amorgos was an ancient Greek poet born on the island around 650 BCE. He is best known for his contributions to iambic poetry, a genre characterized by its use of insulting and obscene language.

Where is Amorgos located?

Amorgos is located in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea. Its coordinates are 36.84027777777778 latitude and 25.8875 longitude.

What is the significance of Amorgos in Greek literature?

Amorgos is significant in Greek literature as the birthplace of Semonides of Amorgos, a pioneer of iambic poetry. His work helped establish this genre, which influenced later Greek and Roman poets.

What is the climate like on Amorgos?

Amorgos, like the rest of Greece, has a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers.

What is the political structure of Greece, to which Amorgos belongs?

Greece is a parliamentary republic. The current head of state is Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and the head of government is Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The legislative body is the Hellenic Parliament.

What organizations is Greece a member of?

Greece is a member of numerous international organizations, including the European Union (since 1981), NATO (since 1952), the United Nations (since 1945), and the Council of Europe (since 1949).

Amorgos

Greek island in the Cyclades

Landform island Q208587

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of: island
Official website: www.amorgos.net, amorgos.gr^[10]^[11]
Native label: Αμοργός^[14]

Location

Country: Greece^[3]
Location: Aegean Sea^[5]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 36.840°, 25.887°^[8]
Located in or next to body of water: Aegean Sea^[4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Naxos Regional Unit^[2]
Located in/on physical feature: Cyclades^[9]

Population and size

Area: +126.346^[16]

Codes

Postal code: 840^[6]

More facts +4

Part of: Cyclades^[7]
Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12]^[13]
Different from: Among Us^[15]
Perimeter: +112^[17]

🏷️ Also known as

en Amorgos ar أمورغوس de Amorgós el Αμοργός es Amorgos fa آمورگوس fi Amorgos fi Ámorgos fr Amorgos he אמורגוס hu Amorgósz it Amorgo ja アイージャリ ja アモルゴス ja アモルゴス島 ko 아모르고스섬 ru Аморгос th อามอร์กอส tr Yamorgo tr Yamurgi

🔖 Identifiers · 37

VIAF cluster ID: 127144648638104689993
Library of Congress authority ID: sh87002537, n2016035770
GND ID: 4079756-9
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Amorgos-1.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM location ID: 16397
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12303009s
Biblissima authority ID: Juan Luna
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: amorgos
Catalogue of the General State Archives ID: u-3028
Curlie ID: Regional/Europe/Greece/Prefectures/Cyclades/Amorgos/
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID: 41349
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: place/Amorgos-Island

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Freebase ID: /m/05gq9g
GADM ID: GRC.1.2.2_1
GNS Unique Feature ID: -813891
GeoNames ID: 265141
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: amorgos
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0003635
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Amorgos
Grove Art Online ID: T002400
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 2334
IdRef ID: 031902294
Lex ID: Amorgos
Museum-digital place ID: 19751
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987012807077005171
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 530748
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 367
Pinakes city ID: 15
Pleiades ID: 599484
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 7314
Quora topic ID: Amorgos-Island-Greece
Topic's main category: Category:Amorgos
ToposText place ID: 368259IAmo
Treccani ID: amorgo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: amorgo
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Island", "AmorgosIsland"]
Yale LUX ID: place/2a87afa8-34d3-4300-8011-5f0b8060e0ce

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🔗 Connections

Located in this place 4

2025 Santorini earthquakes, Battle of Amorgos, Battle of Amorgos, Archaeological Collection of Amorgos

← Located in/on physical feature 3

Hozoviotissa monastery, Arkesini, Minoa

Located in time zone 2

UTC+03:00, UTC+02:00

Country 1

Greece

Described by source 1

Pauly–Wissowa

Different from 1

Among Us

Instance of 1

island

Located in or next to body of water 1

Aegean Sea

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Naxos Regional Unit

Located in/on physical feature 1

Cyclades

Location 1

Aegean Sea

Named after 1

Semonides of Amorgos

Part of 1

Cyclades

People who died here 1

Patriarch Parthenius III of Alexandria

Topic's main category 1

Category:Amorgos

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Amorgos

← Different from 1

Among Us

← FactGrid item ID 1

Loughborough

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Summary

Amorgos is an island^[1].

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Amorgos include Semonides of Amorgos^[18], a poet^[19], -0650–-0550^[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Amorgos include Semonides of Amorgos^[18], a poet^[19], -0650–-0550^[20].

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