Samos

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"Samos" is the name of various places:

In Greece:

• Samos Island is a Greek island of the Aegean. The adjective "Samian" is used to describe the island's products, people, and history, in particular:
  • Samian wine
  • The Samian Sibyl
  • The "Samian sage" Pythagoras
  • Samian ware (not in fact from Samos, but once thought to have been)
• Samos Prefecture, the prefecture that includes the island of Samos.
• Vathy, Samos, the capital of Samos Prefecture, is sometimes called Samos

In Spain:

• Samos, Galicia, Spain, a village in Galicia
  • Samos, Lugo, the municipality around the village of Samos

Elsewhere:

• Samos, Serbia and Montenegro is a Serbian town.
• Samos, Virginia is a U.S. town.

Samos is also a fictional character in Jak and Daxter.