Mykonos, a
glamorous island with glorious past
The Giants were led out of their hiding spot by Hercules, who defeated them at the Gigantomachy on the island of Mykonos, according to legend. The huge rock formations that can be found all around the island are thought to be the petrified bodies of the Giants.
In the ages of the Ancients, Romans, and Byzantines, Mykonos was once settled by Carians and Phoenicians. However, after colonizing the island around 1000 BC, the Ionians took full control. In 490 BC, Dates and Artafertis came to a halt on this poor yet agricultural island.
The inhabitants believed in 12 Gods Of Olympus, and Dionysus, Demeter, Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon, and Hercules were the principal Gods worshiped at this era. During the period of the Roman Empire, Mykonos fell under the rule of the Romans, and later adapted on the Byzantine Empire.
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The religious rituals and traditions evolved as a result of this. The Byzantines established the island's defensive infrastructure against Arab pirates in the 7th century, and they controlled the island till the end of the 12th century.
Ottoman Reign – Venetocracy
When Constantinoupoli fell in 1204, Andrea Ghisi and Ieremia Ghisi took control of Mykonos. In 1292, the Catalans destroyed the island. The last descendant of the Ghisi line later handed it over to full Venetian administration in 1390.
From then on, the Venetians and Tinos shared geographical ownership of the island. Mykonos was devastated by Hayreddin Barbarossa, Suleiman the Magnificent's admiral, during the Venetian reign in 1537. During the Ottoman period, the island was administered by Kapudan Pasha, the Ottoman fleet's commander. The Ottomans imposed a self-governance system at the time, appointing commissioners to preserve good ties with both the Turks and the Venetians. After the fall of Tinos in 1718, the Venetians fled the island.
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