Salamis
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- Salamis Island in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, near Athens, Greece
- Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis , was a naval battle fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 BC, fought at Salamis Island in 480 B.C.
- Salamis (butterfly), a genus of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies. Many
- Salamis (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology
- Salamis, Cyprus Salamis was an ancient city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta, an ancient city on the east coast of Cyprus
- Greek battleship Salamis a dreadnought ordered from Germany by Greece in 1912 but not delivered due to the outbreak of World War I
- Salamis-Class Cruiser, a warship in the fictional Gundam universe
- The English plural of salami Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one of a variety of animals. Historically, salami has been popular among Italian peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 10 years, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent supply of fresh meat. Varieties of salami are traditionally
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