an island in the Aegean Sea, at the distance of about twenty-eight miles north-east from Euboea. It is sixty miles in circumference. It was originally in the possession of the Pelasgians and Carian. Achilles retired there to avoid going to the Trojan war, and became father of Neoptolemus, by Deidamia, the daughter of King Lycomedes. Scyros, which was conquered by the Athenians under Cimon, was very rocky and barren. It is now called Sciro. Long. 25° 0' E. Lat. 38° 15' N.