which a group of purple-dyers from Lesbos defected from the Sehan king.

Ancient and Classical era

According to Classical Greek mythology, Lesbos was the patron god of the island. Macareus of Rhodes was reputedly the first king whose many daughters bequeathed their names to some of the present larger towns. In Classical myth his sister, Canace, was killed to have him made king.

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