Samos

E33219

Greek island island

Samos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, historically significant as a center of Ionian culture and the birthplace of the philosopher Pythagoras.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island →
administrativeUnitOf	North Aegean administrative region of Greece →
airportAlsoKnownAs	Aristarchos of Samos Airport →
belongsTo	European Union → Schengen Area →
birthplaceOf	Aristarchus of Samos → Epicurus → Pythagoras →
capital	Vathy →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
closestCountry	Turkey →
country	Greece →
currency	Euro →
hasAirport	Samos International Airport →
hasCity	Karlovasi → Pythagoreio → Vathy →
hasMountain	Mount Ambelos → Mount Kerkis →
hasPort	Port of Karlovasi → Port of Vathy →
historicalPeriod	Ancient Greece →
historicalStatus	member of the Ionian League → powerful maritime polis →
knownFor	Heraion of Samos → Pythagoreion archaeological site → Temple of Hera → sweet Muscat wine → wine production →
language	Greek →
locatedIn	North Aegean region → eastern Aegean Sea →
neighboringIsland	Chios → Fournoi Korseon → Ikaria →
participatedIn	Greco-Persian Wars →
partOf	Aegean Islands → Ionia (historical region) →
religion	predominantly Greek Orthodox →
ruledBy	Polycrates of Samos →
separatedBy	Mycale Strait →
separatedFrom	Anatolian coast →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Heraion of Samos and Pythagoreion →
wasCenterOf	Ionian culture → maritime trade →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Epicurus → Pythagoras → Pythagoras ("Island of Samos") →	birthPlace
Anacreon →	associatedPlace
Battle of Mycale →	combatant
Aegean islands →	contains
Polycrates of Samos →	country
Hera →	cultCenter
Polycrates of Samos ("city of Samos") →	hasCapital
Aegean Sea →	hasPart
Ikaria →	locatedNear
Delian League →	member
Patmos →	nearestMajorIsland
Polycrates of Samos ("island of Samos") →	regionRuled
Pythagoras →	residence