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Its name derives from the name of the
hero Mękonos son of the mythical King of Delos, Anios, son
of Apollo and the nymph Rhoio descendant of Dionysos.
Lonians from Athens settled here at the end of the second
millennium BC, overthrowing the Karians and Phoenicians the
first inhabitants. Very little is known about Mękonos in
historical times. The island's protector was Dionysos who
was worshipped as Baccheus and Leneus and is represented on
its coinage.
Mękonos island is world famous. Cosmopolitan, and picturesque,
with dazzling beaches, relentless
 nightlife, renowned restaurants,
inspiring architecture, and an astoundingly diverse crowd. Along
its whitewashed, cobbled streets, stand brilliant white cubic
houses with stepped walls for sitting on wooden doors and windows
and brightly colored balconies.
The cultural life of Mękonos, is also very interesting. There are
three art galleries, the musty Municipal Library, the Fine Arts
School, the island Archeological museum, the Folklore
museum, the agriculture and the maritime museums. The
islands spiritual point is the shadowy
18th-century monastery of Panaghia Tourliani, a must visit
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