Megalos Revmatiaris islet
Greece /
Kiklades /
Mikonos /
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/ Greece
/ Kiklades
/ Mikonos
, 9 km from center (Μύκονος)
World / Greece / Voreio Aigaio
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Also known as Hekate's Island.
The goddess Hekate originated in the east, in what is now western Turkey, around Miletus, and to the northwest in ancient Thrace. As her cult moved west, she became less a protectoress deity and more associated with dark magic. The Mycenaeans adopted her as one of their own, and numerous cult centers grew up around the Greek mainland. One myth says that this island was the physical incarnation of Hekate's mother, Asteria, who was the sister of Leto, Apollo's mother. That would probably explain why she became associated with a place so close to Apollo's sacred island of Delos.
The goddess Hekate originated in the east, in what is now western Turkey, around Miletus, and to the northwest in ancient Thrace. As her cult moved west, she became less a protectoress deity and more associated with dark magic. The Mycenaeans adopted her as one of their own, and numerous cult centers grew up around the Greek mainland. One myth says that this island was the physical incarnation of Hekate's mother, Asteria, who was the sister of Leto, Apollo's mother. That would probably explain why she became associated with a place so close to Apollo's sacred island of Delos.
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Coordinates: 37°23'42"N 25°15'37"E
- Paros 30 km
- Syros 38 km
- Tinos 40 km
- Sifnos 68 km
- Kythnos 80 km
- Andros 84 km
- Kea (aka Gia) 94 km
- Milos 109 km
- Salamis 177 km
- Peripheral unit of Euboea 280 km
- Theater Quarter 0.6 km
- Sacred Precinct of Apollo 0.8 km
- Fournoi Bay 1 km
- Agora of the Italians 1 km
- Hippodrome 1.2 km
- Mt. Cynthus 1.2 km
- Gamila Hill 1.6 km
- Kato Vardia 1.7 km
- Gourna Bay 1.9 km
- Cove 27 km