Tilos

This relates with an island, another Tilos exists as Los Tilos in the Canary Islands, a forested area in the island of La Palma, see Los Tilos

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T?los (Greek: Τήλος; ancient form: Telos) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea.

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It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes.

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Population: 535 (2001) http://www.ellada.net/ellada/regions/tilos.php

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Popularly, Telos was the son of Helios and Halia, the sister of the Telchines.

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He came to the island in search of herbs to heal his ill mother, and later returned to found a temple to Apollo and Neptune.

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However, Telos (Telo or Tilo) does not appear in Greek mythology and the name probably has an unknown pre-Hellenic origin.

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Pliny the Elder notes that in antiquity Telos was known as Agathussa (Αγαθούσσα) (also Agathusa and Agathousa).

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In the middle ages it was known by the Italian Piscopi or Episcopi (also Pisconia).

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Canary Islands: :"Canaries" redirects here. For the bird, see canary....

La Palma: This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. For other similar names, see Palma....

Greek: The noun Greek refers to:...