Kallisti ...
Onomastics & Santorini's Colours
She is so beautiful and has so many names.
*Calliste or Kallisti
The Island was first called Kalliste, meaning "the most beautiful".
*Thira or Thera
In antiquity the island's name was Thera. It was named after Theras,son of Autesion,who was the descendant of Polyneikes.
Theras brought with him Mycaenians from Sparta and made the island a colony of the Lacedaemonians.
* Strogili
Another ancient name referring to Santorini was Strogili. Strogili means "rounded" because of the round shape of the group of islands which form Santorini.
*Santorini
Santorini has a Latin root,it was given by the Venetians who after the Fourth Crusade,1204, had dominion over the island and named it after the Chapel of Santa Irini.
♥ I call Her Kallisti,She is so Beautiful ...
♥ Thanks for your visits & your red ★s ♥
* One eye Sees the other Feels ... **
Kallisti ...
Onomastics & Santorini's Colours
She is so beautiful and has so many names.
*Calliste or Kallisti
The Island was first called Kalliste, meaning "the most beautiful".
*Thira or Thera
In antiquity the island's name was Thera. It was named after Theras,son of Autesion,who was the descendant of Polyneikes.
Theras brought with him Mycaenians from Sparta and made the island a colony of the Lacedaemonians.
* Strogili
Another ancient name referring to Santorini was Strogili. Strogili means "rounded" because of the round shape of the group of islands which form Santorini.
*Santorini
Santorini has a Latin root,it was given by the Venetians who after the Fourth Crusade,1204, had dominion over the island and named it after the Chapel of Santa Irini.
♥ I call Her Kallisti,She is so Beautiful ...
♥ Thanks for your visits & your red ★s ♥
* One eye Sees the other Feels ... **