Naxos Greek An island in the Aegean Sea southeast of Greece.
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Naxos Greek An island in the Aegean Sea southeast of Greece. It is famous in Greek mythology as the place where Theseus abandoned Ariadne, daughter of King Minos, after she helped him find his way out of the labyrinth. Naxos was a center for the worship of Dionysus.
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