Pontikonisi Explained

Pontikonisi
Native Name:Ποντικονήσι
Native Name Lang:el
Coordinates:39.5864°N 19.9178°W
Map:Greece Corfu
Location:Mediterranean Sea
Area Ha:1
Country:Greece
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Regional unit
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 2:Corfu
Population:Uninhabited

Pontikonisi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ποντικονήσι, "Mouse Island") is a Greek islet near the island of Corfu. Its prominent feature is a Byzantine chapel of Pantokrator, dating from the 11th or 12th century.[1]

The island of Pontikonisi might have served as an inspiration for Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontikonisi Island and the Church of Pantokrator. 2015-06-19. Real Corfu. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021003321/http://realcorfu.com/pontikonisi-island-and-the-church-of-pantokrator/. 2017-10-21. dead.
  2. Harrison, Max (2005), Rachmaninoff, Continuum International Publishing Group, pg 159.