An island in the southeastern Aigean Sea.
During the Trojan War, Antiphos and Pheidippos commanded the Achaian troops from islands in the southeastern Aigean Sea, including—Krapathos,1 Kasos, Nisyros, the city of Kos, and the Kalydnai.2
1. In the Iliad, the island was called Krapathos. However, the name Karpathos has been in use since the 4th century BCE.
2. Kalydnai—presumed to be the islands of Leros and Kalymnos.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, line 676 Strabo, Geography book 10.5.19 |