Rhodes, is a world (city) featured in Greek Mythology. It first appears around the time it was built.
Rhodes is based on the location of the same name from Greek Mythology, and the real life city.
History[]
Rhodes is one of the largest cities in Greece. It was originally ruled by Helios, but now is official property of the Greek Government. The island of Rhodes is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Rhodes' nickname is The island of the Knights, named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who once conquered the island. Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of land area and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011.
Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the world, was built around 304 BC by Chares the Lindos (from Lindos), in honor of Apollo the god of the sun (Helios in Greek) and patron god of Rhodes. It stood one hundred feet tall and it was located at the entrance of Mandraki harbor.
Inhabitants (Major)[]
There are too less to show as a list, see Inhabitants
Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Rhodes had many kings, but the official ruler of the city, was Helios.
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