* 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. ”
* Gavdos kala itu digambarkan sebagai ” pulau tandus yang hanya menghasilkan kalajengking yang mematikan, tempat di mana banyak orang... mati akibat kelaparan, keadaan berkekurangan, dan penyakit, sehingga cocok disebut pulau kematian ”.