1054 BC

The Penthilides established the first city of Mytilene on the island (standing today near Kioski and Kastro) and maintained their royal power until the years of Pittacus.

1349 BC

Lesvos, son of Lapithus, marries Mithymna and names the island after him.

1507 BC

The Pelasgians set foot on the island of Lesvos

1600 BC – 1100 BC

The city-state of Eresos and the ancient Acropolis are constructed on the hillside of a natural fortified mound. Τhe Pan-lesbian Sanctuary of Messon turns into a centre of worship of the Lesbians, where they honoured their common Aeolian lineage and the first...
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