Definitions | Peloponnese |
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- Also Peloponnesus; the peninsular (or island) forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece. One of the 13 peripheries of Greece; it contains Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elia, Laconia and Messenia. Known as Morea in medieval times.
Etymology: Pelops, a Greek mythical legend.
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