Tilevoides
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| Waters | Ionian sea | |
| archipelago | Ionian islands | |
| Geographical location | 38 ° 39 ′ N , 20 ° 45 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 16 | |
| Main island | Meganisi | |
| Total land area | 53 km² | |
| Residents | 1755 (2001) | |
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The Tilevoides ( Greek Τηλεβόιδες ( f. Pl. ), Also Taphic Islands ) are an island group within the Ionian Islands . They are located between the island of Lefkada and the mainland to the east.
The approximately 15 islands, which together cover about 53 km², are located between the island of Lefkada and the Akarnan mainland. The smaller islands north of the Lefkada coast are also grouped under the name of the Prince Islands ( Pringiponisia Πριγκιπονήσια) as a subgroup. The Tilevoides belong to the Lefkada regional district of the Ionian Islands region and are divided between the municipalities of Meganisi and Lefkada . Only the three largest islands are inhabited, Skorpios and Madouri are privately owned and only inhabited seasonally. According to the 2001 census, a total of 1755 inhabitants live on the archipelago.
Two different names are recorded for the islands in ancient times: named after the name Teleboer Tēleboōn nēsoi "Islands of the Teleboer" ( ancient Greek Τηλεβοῶν νῆσοι ), after the Taphiōn nēsoi "Islands of the Taphier" ( Ταφίων νῆσοι ). For today's Meganisi the name Taphos ()άφος) is documented in Homer, in later times Taphia (Τάφια). Both the Taphians and the Teleboans were in ancient times as the Leleges related strains.
According to Greek mythology, these names go back to two mythical figures who are sometimes referred to as brothers. According to legend, Taphios , son of Poseidon and Hippothoe , was a king of Pelasgian origin who is said to have subdued the islands and Ithaca. According to other sources, this progenitor of the inhabitants of the islands is called Tēleboas (Τηλεβόας), the island of Meganisi after him Tēlebois (Τηλεβόις).
The larger islands were already settled in ancient times, and their inhabitants dominated sea trade, especially with southern Italy. The Greek colony on Capri is said to have been ruled by sea traders from the islands (Teleboern) . In later history, the archipelago, which served pirates as a refuge in the Middle Ages and early modern times, shared the fate of the island of Lefkada.
The sea area around the Tilevoides and the Echinaden to the southeast is one of the last refuge areas for the endangered Mediterranean monk seal .
The individual islands
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Christian Ernst Schreiber: Ithaca or attempt at a geographical antiquarian representation of the island of Ithaca according to Homer and the new travelers , Leipzig, 1829, p. 54
- ↑ History of Meganisis ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the homepage of the Middle School of the Islands (Greek)
- ^ Ernst Curtius: Greek History , Berlin 1857, p. 354
- ↑ Entry ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. to the Inner Ionian Islands on the website of the Greek Ministry of the Environment (English)
- ^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 3-86648-096-2 .
- ↑ The data follow information on GTP
