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During antiquity it was known as "Thera" and before then, according to ancient writers, as "Kallíste" (????????, "the most beautiful one"), and -- according to a modern tradition -- as "Strongýle" (?????????, "the circular one"). The ancient name Thera, for Theras, the leader of the Spartans who colonized and gave his name to the island, was revived in the nineteenth century as the official name of the island and its main city, but the colloquial Santorini is still in popular use.

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