mother, threw him from Mount Olympus, where the Gods lived, because she found that he was an ugly baby.
Hephaestus broke his leg (or hip) when he landed on the island and remained lame ever after.
The people of the island took care of him and in return the god taught them his art of ironsmith.
Archaeological excavations in the temple of Kavirio and the ancient site of Poliochni have brought to light early settlements from the Bronze Age, concerning which some theories support that they belonged to the Etruscans. |
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Byzantine Empire and a strong castle was built for its protection.
The geographical position of the island and the security of its gulfs upgraded its military position.
After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, Lemnos became a prey to pirate raids.
In 1453, it passed under the rule of the Genoese, which brought a great financial and commercial prosperity. |
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After
the Greek Revolution of 1821, Lemnos, like other North-Eastern
Aegean islands, did not join the newly built Greek State.
Due to the Balkan Wars, the island was only incorporated
to the rest of Greece in 1920.
After the Greek Revolution of 1821, Lemnos, like the rest North-Eastern Aegean islands, did not join the newly built Greek State.
Lemnos was finally set free in 1912 but, because of the Balkan Wars, the island was only incorporated to the rest of Greece with a Treaty signed in 1920. |
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