# Cyclades — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cyclades-whe-definition-discussion/4676>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [October 23, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cyclades-whe-definition-discussion/4676 "2012-10-23T15:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cyclades-whe-definition-discussion/4676/1 "2012-10-23T15:02:56Z")

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The Cyclades are a group of islands in the southern Aegean situated between the Greek mainland and Turkey. The name was coined in the Archaic period as the islands form an approximate circle (_kyklos_) around the central and most sacred island (at that time) of Delos. The islands had a distinctive culture in the early and middle Bronze Age and regained regional importance during the Archaic and Classical periods.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyclades/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyclades/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cyclades-whe-definition-discussion/4676/2 "2026-07-28T23:57:05Z")

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