Cythera

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Cythera: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

depiction by Watteau
- In Antoine Watteau: Watteau’s Cythera.
geography and history of Ionian Islands
- In Ionian Islands
role in Aegean civilizations
- In Aegean civilizations: The Cyclades

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 06, 2010
	Added new Web site: Indigo Guide - Cythera.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 18, 2007
	Added new Web site: Greeka.com - History of Kythira.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 18, 2007
	Population data updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 02, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998