Editing Salamis Island (section)

==Etymology==
The traditional etymology of Salamis derives it from the eponymous [[nymph]] [[Salamis (mythology)|Salamis]], the mother of [[Cychreus]], the legendary first king of the island. A more modern theory considers "Salamis" to come from the root ''sal'' 'salt' and ''-amis'' 'middle'; thus ''Salamis'' would be the place amid salt water.<ref name=":0" /> A theory presented by Martin Bernal in his book [[Black Athena]], which has been overwhelmingly rejected by orientalists, classicists and archaeologists, has attempted to connect the name to the [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] root [[Š-L-M]] 'health, safety, peace', because of the well-sheltered harbor.<ref>Martin Bernal, ''Black Athena'', p. 492</ref>

From at least the 13th century until the 19th century, the town, the island, and the bay of Salamis were called {{Lang|el-Latn|Koulouri}} ({{Lang|el|Κούλουρη}}),<ref>William Miller, ''The Latins in the Levant, a history of Frankish Greece (1204–1566)'', New York, 1908, p. [https://archive.org/stream/latinsinlevanta00millgoog#page/n41/mode/2up 18]</ref> because of its round shape ({{Lang|el|κόλουρο}}). The ancient name was [[Geographical name changes in Greece|revived in the 19th century]].<ref>Peter Mackridge, ''Language and National Identity in Greece, 1766-1976'', Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 22</ref> The name Koulouri is still used informally for the town. The island is known in [[Arvanitika]] as {{Lang|aat|Κȣλλȣρι}} ("Kulluri").