iCliGo: Therasia Island

Therasia Island Greece

Therasia, also known as Thirasía, is an island in the volcanic island group of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades. It lies north-west of Nea Kameni, a small island formed in recent centuries by volcanic activity that marks the centre of the island group. Therasia is the second-largest island of the group, with Thera by far the largest. Therasia has a land area of 9.299 square kilometres (3.590 sq mi) and its population was 319 at the 2011 census. It forms part of the municipal unit of Oia (Δημοτική Ενότητα Οίας). Thera and Therasia were separated by the Thera eruption. At Knossos, in a LMIIIA context (14th century BC), seven Linear B texts, while calling upon “all the gods”, give primacy to an otherwise unattested entity called qe-ra-si-ja and, once, qe-ra-si-jo. However, this probably refers to a god or a person rather than to an island *Qherasia > Therasia. In antiquity, the island of Therasia had a town of the same name. Thirasia is also the title of a book by Greek poet Dimitris Varos that was adapted into a music album and theatrical performance by Greek composer Giannis Markopoulos under the title Daring Communication - Electric Theseus.

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Santorini (JTR)

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Therasia Island, Greece

Therasia Island Greece