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Cos
Cos was one of the Dodecanese islands, west of the Carian city of Cnidus, Asia Minor. The people of Cos (Coans) were originally called the Merops a...
By Timeless Myths
Rhodes
Rhodes was the largest island of the Dodecanese, southwest of Caria, Asia Minor. It was named after Rhode, daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Rho...
By Jimmy Joe
Sporades
The Sporades were a group of islands near the western coast of Asia Minor. The Sporades were divided into two groups, Northern Sporades (Βόρειες Σπ...
By Jimmy Joe
Thera
Thera was an island of the Cyclades south of Naxos and north of Crete. Today, Thera is often called Santorini. Thera was said to have grown from a ...
By Jimmy Joe
Naxos
Naxos was one of the larger islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. It was first called Strongyle before it was renamed to Dia. When Naxos, a Ca...
By Jimmy Joe
Delos
Delos was a small island in the Cyclades, located between two larger islands, Rhenea and Myconus. It was probably called Asteria or Ortygia after A...
By Jimmy Joe
Cyclades
The Cyclades were a number of islands in the Aegean Sea, east of Attica. The name comes from the fact that the islands seemed to circle around the ...
By Jimmy Joe
Crete
Crete was the largest island in the Aegean Sea, south of the Cyclades . There were many cities built at the time of the Bronze Age civilisation, es...
By Jimmy Joe
Aegina
Aegina was the island located in the Saronic Gulf, east of the coast of Argolis. Aegina was originally called Oenone or Oenopia. Aegina was named a...
By Jimmy Joe
Salamis
Salamis was an island in the Saronic Gulf which became part of Attica in classical times. Cychreus was the first king of the island, who had named ...
By Jimmy Joe
Euboea
Euboea was a large island off the eastern coast of central Greece (Boeotia and Locris). Chalcis seemed to be the principal city of Euboea. Euboea w...
By Jimmy Joe
Islands
Aegean Islands Other Islands Aegean Islands The Aegean Sea has a large number of islands, with Crete in the south being the largest island. The Aeg...