Amorgós Island

Amorgós Island, island trending northeast-southwest in the Cyclades (Modern Greek: Kykládes) group, South Aegean (Modern Greek: Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), Greece. It constitutes a dímos (municipality). The terrain of the island is for the most part mountainous and narrow. It was prosperous in the early Bronze Age, and in Classical times it had three cities—Arcesine, Minoa, and Aegiale. The island produced amorgina, fine transparent fabrics made from locally grown flax or cotton. It was used...