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Agios may be a plural of the word agio. It may also refer to:

Saints

Agios is also a transliteration of Greek 'Άγιος', meaning 'Holy'. It is equivalent to the English-language epithet 'Saint'. For example, St John is known in Greek and related languages as 'Agios Ioannis'. Greek 'Άγιος' may also be transliterated as 'Aghios'. See also Agioi (meaning 'Saints') and Agia (the female epithet).

Places

Agios forms part of the name of many places in Greece and Cyprus.

Places known as 'Agios' include:

Agios, a settlement in Euboea, Greece
Agios, a settlement near Aidipsos, Euboea, Greece
Agios Alexios, Patras, Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
Agios Amvrosios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Esentepe and part of Kyrenia in Cyprus
Agios Andreas, a division of Katakolo, a town in Elis, Greece
Agios Andreas, a settlement in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Agios Andreas, a settlement in Arcadia, Greece
Agios Andreas, a settlement in Cyclades, Greece
Agios Andreas, Patras, Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
Agios Andreas Beach, in Arcadia, Greece
Agios Andronios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Topçuköy and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Andronikos, a town formerly in Greece, now called Yeşilköy and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Antonios, a settlement in Lasithi, Crete, Greece
Aghios Antonios station, a railway station in Athens, Greece
Agios Apostolios, a settlement in Laconia, Greece
Agios Arsenios, a village of Naxos Island, Greece
Agios Athanasios, a settlement in Boeotia, Greece
Agios Athanasios, a settlement near Paralia Kalamiotissa, Boeotia, Greece
Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki, a village in Greece
Agios Athanasios (Xanthi), Greece, a village
Agios Charalampos, a settlement in Cyclades, Greece
Agios Charalampos (Kozani), Greece, a village
Agios Charalampos, a settlement in Phthiotis, Greece
Agios Chartion, a town formerly in Greece, now called Ergenekon and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Christoforos, a city in Kozani, Greece
Agios Christoforos, a settlement in Laconia, Greece
Agios Dimitrios (disambiguation), the name of many places in Greece and Cyprus, and a Greek-American school
Agios Dionyssios, Patras, Achaea, a neighbourhood in Greece
Agios Dometios, a suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus
Agios Efstathios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Zeybekköy and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Efstratios, a Greek island. See Saint Eustratius (Island)
Agios Efstratios, a settlement in Laconia, Greece
Agios Eleftherios, the name of two villages in Greece
Agios Eleftherios (church), a tiny church in Athens, Greece
Agios Epiktios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Çatalköy and part of Kyrenia in Cyprus
Agios Ermolaos, a town formerly in Greece, now called Şinnevler and part of Kyrenia in Cyprus
Agios Eustratios, a Greek island. See Saint Eustratius (Island)
Agios Georgios, the name of many places and churches in Greece and Cyprus
Agios Germanos, a village in Macedonia, Greece
Agios Gordis, a village in Corfu, Greece
Agios Iakovo, a town formerly in Greece, now called Altınova and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Ilias, the name of two villages in Greece
Agios Ilias Thiras, a settlement in Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
Agios Ioannis, the name of many places in Greece
Agios Isidoros, the name of a few places in Greece
Agios Kirykos, a municipality in Icaria, Greece
Agios Konstantinos, the name of a few places in Greece
Agios Kosmas, a beach in Athens, Greece
Agios Kyprianos, a settlement in Laconia, Greece
Agios Kyrillos, a settlement in Heraklion, Greece
Agios Loukas, a settlement in Euboea, Greece
Agios Mamas, a beach of Spetses, one of the islands of Greece
Agios Mammas, a settlement in Laconia, Greece
Agios Minas, Chios, a municipality in Greece
Agios Nektarios, Patras, a neighbourhood in Greece
Agios Nikitas, Lefkada, a town and municipality in Greece
Agios Nikolaos, the name of many places in Greece
Agios Nikolaos (Cyprus), the name of several places in Cyprus
Agios Onoufrios, a district of Parelioi, Corfu, Greece
Agios Panteleimonas, a settlement in Arcadia, Greece
Agios Panteleimonas, a settlement in Elis, Greece
Agios Panteleimonas, a settlement in North Kynouria, Arcadia, Greece
Agios Pavlos, a beach on the south coast of Crete, Greece
Agios Pavlos, Thessaloniki, a municipality in Greece
Agios Petros, Arcadia, a village in Greece
Agios Petros, Lefkada, a town in Greece
Agios Polikarpos, a village in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Agios Prokopios, a settlement on Mykonos, Greece
Agios Prokopios, a village in Naxos Island, Greece
Agios Semnis, a settlement in Heraklion, Greece
Agios Serafim, a village in Phthiotis, Greece
Agios Sergios, a town formerly in Greece, now called Yeniboğayiçi and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Silas, a settlement in Heraklion, Greece
Agios Sostis, a village at the border of three prefectures in Greece
Agios Spyridonas, the name of two villages and a municipality in Greece
Agios Stefanos, Achaea, a village in Greece
Agios Stefanos, a settlement in Arcadia, Greece
Agios Stefanos, a settlement in Lasithi, Crete, Greece
Agios Stefanos, a settlement on Mykonos, Greece
Agios Stefanos, a settlement in Phthiotis, Greece
Agios Stefanos, East Attica, a suburb in Greece
Agios Stefanos, Mykonos, a sandy beach in Greece
Agios Symeon, a town formerly in Greece, now called Avtepe and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Theodoros, a town formerly in Greece, now called Çayırova and part of Famagusta District in Cyprus
Agios Thomas, the name of several places in Greece
Agios Vasileios, the name of two villages in Greece
Agios Vasillios, a village formerly in Greece, now called Türkeli and part of Sinop Province in Cyprus
Agios Vlasios, the name of several places in Greece and Cyprus
Ano Agios Vlassios, a settlement in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Agios Yiannis, alternative transliteration of Agios Ioannis, the name of many places in Greece

Other

Other uses of 'Agios' include:

Agios o Theos, agios ischyros, agios athanatos, eleison imas, the Trisagion hymn of the Divine Liturgy
Ag. Dimitrios F.C., a football club in Agios Dimitrios, Greece
Agios Andreas Hospital in Patras, Greece
Agios Dimitrios A.C., an athletics club in Agios Dimitrios, Greece
Agios Kerykos Archaeological Collection, a museum in Ikaria, Greece
Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre in Athens, Greece
Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum in Crete, Greece