Lesbos Island

From Metapedia

Lesbos (Greek: Λέσβος, also transliterated Lesvos) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,630 km² (630 square miles) with 320 kilometres (almost 200 miles) of coastline, making it the third largest Greek island and the largest of the numerous Greek islands scattered in the Aegean. Administratively, it forms part of the Lesbos Prefecture. Its population is approximately 90,000, a third of which lives in its capital, Mytilene, in the southeastern part of the island. The remaining population is distributed in small towns and villages. The largest are Kalloni, the Gera Villages, Plomari, Agiassos, Eresos and Molyvos (the ancient Mythymna). Mytilene was founded in the 11th century BC by the family Penthilidae, who arrived from Thessaly, and ruled the city-state until a popular revolt (590–580 BC) led by Pittacus of Mytilene ended their rule.

The people of the Island are known as lesbians and have attempted to stop Female "homosexual" from calling themselves lesbians.[1][2]

External links

• Official website
• Official Travel Guide
• Prefecture of Lesvos (Hellenic Ministry of Culture)
• Ministry Of Culture, Natural History Museum of The Lesvos Petrified Forest
• Ministry Of Culture, Natural History Museum of The Lesvos Petrified Forest Information
• The Petrified Forest of Lesvos Island
• Photos from The Petrified Forest of Lesvos Island
• Lesbos islanders go to court in bid to reclaim the word lesbian