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(Σέριφος/Sériphos). Island of the western Cyclades (11 km in diameter, 75 km² in area, with Mount Turlos at 486 m elevation; marble, granite, gneiss) with numerous bays and three islets (modern Bous, Piperi and Seriphopoulo). S. had been settled by the 3rd millennium BC (early Cycladic idols) and the Iones took possession of it in the historical period (Hdt. 8,48). S. resisted Persian demands for tribute and in 480 BC took part on the Greek side in the battle of Salamis [1] (Hdt. 8,46; 48; Persian Wars). The island was a member of the Delian League, from 377 BC of the Athenian…