KASOS (island in Carpathus and Casus)
Island of Greece
- Kind of place
- Island
- Region
- Carpathus and Casus
- Where
- 35.40° N, 26.93° E
The island has a circumference of eighty stadia. Strabo 10.5.18 A city bearing the same name as the island is situated on it. Strabo 10.5.18
Described in the sources
The island is located seventy stadia away from Carpathus. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.23 ¶3 +1 It lies two hundred and fifty stadia from the Salmonium promontory in Crete. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.23 ¶3 +1 Casus is situated near Asia rather than Europe. Strabo 10.5.14 Casus is classified as one of the Sporades islands. Strabo 10.5.14 Several smaller islands known as the islands of the Casii surround it. Strabo 10.5.18 The name Casus is associated with the Nisyrii in the context of island naming. Strabo 10.5.19 Casus was one of the islands held by the forces led by Pheidippus and Antiphus. Iliad 2 ¶53 The island was grouped with Nisyrus, Crapathus, Cos, and the Calydnian islands. Iliad 2 ¶53 Casus is listed among the islands occupied by the people mentioned in the poet's words. Strabo 10.5.19