Let’s go the way we used to: The history of Tinos

The rich history of Tinos and its traditions Sometimes, time goes by merciless. Other times, we enjoy every day pleasantly like “tsibity” cheese pie with cold water. This is “ Hydrousa” or Tinos with its long history and its traditions. How everything began The island of Aeolus, as it is known today, because of the
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Tinos’ history

Mythology The ancient name of Tinos was Offiussa based in the fact that the island was full of snakes. One Greek myth describes how Poseidon sent a flock of storks to Tinos to free the island of the snakes. As a sign of gratitude the islanders ancient ancestors worshiped Poseidon and his wife- nymph Amphitrite

Aghios Nikolaos Chora in the endings of the 18th century

 Tinos In the 18th century, the century of Light, the climate of traveling philology changes under the ancient times worship effect as well as the climate of rational speech which progressively defenestrated the myth. The strict, objective description is now the norm while the tokens of the times acquire reliability. One of the travelers who

Courses of History

Tinos within time, as Markakis Zallonis, the unknown Greek enlightener and medical philosopher from Krokos has written it down, back in 1809. They say that the island was named by someone called “Tinos” who was the first man who got to live there. Bochart ascribes the name to the Dorian dialect and specifically to the