Μακάρων νῆσοι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰκᾰ́ρων (măkắrōn, blessed) +‎ νῆσοι (nêsoi, island).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μᾰκᾰ́ρων νῆσοι • (Măkắrōn nêsoif (genitive Μᾰκᾰ́ρων νήσων); second declension (plural only)

  1. Islands of the Blessed
    • c. 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 171:
      ἐν Μακάρων νήσοισι παρ᾽ Ὠκεανὸν βαθυδίνην
      en Makárōn nḗsoisi par’ Ōkeanòn bathudínēn
      on the Islands of the Blessed besides deep-eddying Oceanus

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Descendants

  • English: Macaronesia