* Gavdos of that time has been described as a “barren island producing only deadly scorpions, a place where many... died of starvation, privations and diseases, [a place] which has been rightfully called the island of death. ”
ამიტომ, კუნძულს სამართლიანად უწოდებდნენ „სიკვდილის კუნძულს“ ».