Polyvotis became Nisyros, and it is believed that when this half dead giant shakes and groans, the volcano erupts.
But in reality, the first inhabitants of Nisyros were the Kares, who were followed by the Achaeans of Kos and then by the Rhodians, a fact established by the recovery many relics found on the island, which have been left by people from Thessaly, Kos and Rhodes. |
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alliance. Poseidon of Pelasgui and Apollo of Delphi were the main gods which were worshiped by the Nisyrians.
Temples with dedicatory columns indicate the Zeus was another prominent god and so was Hermes.
Nisyros was very prosperous during the 5th and the 4th centuries B.C. and during the Median Wars, Nisyros paid tribute to the Queen of Halicarnassus, Artemisia.
After this period, Nisyros joined with the Athenians, but only briefly. Nisyros was independent till 200 B.C. after which they came under the jurisdiction of Rhodes.
Later in 1315 A.D., Nisyros was fortified by the Ioannite Knights, or the Knights of the Order of Saint John, and they constructed five forts in strategic locations on the island. |
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a part of the newly independent Greece at this time.
This period was followed by worldwide Nisyrian expatriates providing for the island immensely, during the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. But in 1912, Nisyros was captured by Italy and remained under their rule till 1948, at which time the Italians conceded Nisyros to Greece after the Second World War. Meanwhile the last eruption of the volcano on Nisyros occurred in 1913. |
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