Rineia

Rineia or Rhenea (Ρήνεια), anciently Rheneia (Ancient Greek: Ῥήνεια) or Rhenaia (Ῥηναῖα),[1] or Rhene (Ῥήνη),[2] is a Greek island in the Cyclades. It lies just west of the island of Delos and further southwest of the island of Mykonos, of which it and Delos are administratively a part. Its area is 14 km² (5 sq mi). It had a small population until the 1980s, but is currently uninhabited. In ancient times the island was subdued by the tyrant Polycrates of Samos and dedicated to the Delian Apollo; and the southern half of the island was the necropolis of Delos.[1] In the sixth year of the Peloponnesian War (426 BCE), the Athenians purified Delos. They removed all the tombs from that island, and declared it to be unlawful henceforth for any living being to be born or die within it, and that every pregnant woman should be carried over to the island of Rheneia in order to be delivered.[3][4]

For the island near Skyros, see Erinia.

Rineia

Native name: Ρήνεια
Rineia
Geography
Coordinates	37.409°N 25.229°E / 37.409; 25.229
Archipelago	Cyclades
Area	14 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Administration
Greece
Region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Mykonos
Demographics
Population	0 (2001)
Additional information
Postal code	846 00
Area code(s)	22890
Vehicle registration	EM

References

1.  Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Delos". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
3. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 3.104.
4. Strabo. Geographica. x. p.486. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

External links

• Official website of Municipality of Mykonos (in English and Greek)