Greek Islands
There are many Greek Islands and many of them are uninhabited. The count of Greek Islands is 1400 and only one report says that only 227 of them are inhabited. Another report says there are only 169 of them (according to the Greek Ministry of Press and Mass Media in a 1999 survey which was in a report named ‘About Greece’ are inhabited. Of all of these islands, only about 78 of them have more than 100 inhabitants.
There are many clusters of islands around Greece. Since the list is very long, this is just the main clusters of islands and the number of islands in each cluster. These are, The Ionian Islands (contains 35 islands), The Dodecanese Islands (164 islands and only 26 are inhabited), the Agean Islands (11 of them), the Islands in the Thracian Sea (2 of them there), The Cyclades (220), Crete and the surrounding islands (21), Euboea and it’s surrounding islands (9 of them).
Each of islands are named individually. Below is some of the names of some of them:
The SARCONIC ISLANDS are: Aegina, Hydra, Poros, Spetses, Angistri, Salamina, Psyttalia, Leros Salaminos, Revythoussa, Moni Aiginas, Dokos, Spetsopoula, Romvi, Plateia, Psili, Agios Georgios, Patroklou, Fleves, Agios Georgios, Salaminos, Ypsili Diaporion, Ypsili Argolidos, Agios Thomas Diaporion, Agios Ioannis Diaporion. Plateia Aiginis, Laousses Islets, Kyra Aiginis, Trikeri Hydras, Alexandros Hydras, Plateia Aiginis, Laousses Islets, Kyra Aiginis, Trikeri Hydras, Alexandros Hydras, Stavronisi Hydras, and Velopoula, Falkonera.
The NORTHERN SPORADES are: Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros, Alonissos, Adelfoi Isllets, Agios Georgios Skopelou, Argos Skiathou, Dasia, Erinia, Gioura, Grammeza, Kyra Panagia, Lekhoussa, Peristera, Piperi, Psathoura, Repio, Rineia Skyrou, Sarakino, Skandili, and Skantzoura.
Many of the Greek islands are mentioned in the Ancient Greek myths. Crete is mentioned often and there were many myths connected to Crete. One of the most popular myths is the one about Cronus and his wife Rhea, and their son Zeus. As the story goes, Cronus had received word that one of his children would overthrow him and take his place as the ruler of all gods, goddesses and also mortals. Cronus decided to swallow all of his children as soon as they were born and that is exactly what he did until it came time for Zeus (the youngest of the children) to be born. When this time came, Rhea went to Crete and gave birth to Zeus there then hid him in a cave on the island. Rhea then went back to Cronus and gave him a rock wrapped in baby clothes. Cronus immediately swallowed it thinking it was the baby. A little later, Rhea brought Cronus an herb to drink and told him it would make him invincible, so he drank it. As soon as he drank it, he regurgitated and up came the rock and the children he had swallowed. When the children were grown they overthrew Cronus and Zeus became the ruler of the gods and goddesses and all mortals.
|