Delos
The
island of
Delos, near Mykonos, is the
mythical birthplace of
Apollo and
Artemis.
Inhabited since the third millennium BC Between 900 BC-100 AD Delos was a major political centre, in 166 BC it was given by the Romans to the Athenian city state, but in modern times it has become uninhabitited. It is currently only used for archeology and tourism.
Landmarks on the island include,