Nitwits & Cotton-Bums - A Skiathos Island Legend

Nitwits & Cotton-Bums - A Skiathos Island Legend

Greece is famous for its myths - here is a funny one about how Skopelos island's inhabitants attempted to steal Tsougria Islet from Skiathos island's people.

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Nitwits and Cotton-Bums - The Legend of Tsougria Islet

Nitwits and Cotton-Bums - The Legend of Tsougria Islet

Once upon a time, the people of Skopelos quarrelled with the people of Skiathos over the islet of Tsougria, a small island protecting the entrance of the port of Skiathos. The people of Skopelos decided to steal the island for themselves and place it in front of their own port, to shield it from the rough seas of its northern exposure. So they made a long rope by entwining the intestines of many animals and tied it to Tsougria, thinking to pull it over to their port. That is why

Jul 7, 2021
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