now SKYTROS, or SKYTO, an island belonging to Greece, one of the group called the Sporades, in the Aegean Sea, 25 miles E. of Euboea. Length about 17 miles; breadth from 2 to 7; area about 60 square miles. It consists of two parts united by a narrow isthmus in the centre, where there is a tract of low level ground. The northern and southern extremities are mountainous, especially the latter, which is the loftier, abounding in bare cliffs and deep ravines, clothed only with wild forests of oaks, pines, and beeches. In the northern portion the hills are less elevated; and these, as well as the valleys and plains, are covered with rich corn-fields, vineyards, and pastures. Corn, wine, and madder are the most valuable productions of the island; oranges and other fruits are grown; and goats of a good breed are reared. At the town of St George, on the east coast, which contains nearly all the inhabitants, some remains of the ancient capital have been found. On the west side the bay of Kalamita forms a good harbour. Scyros is more than once mentioned in the ancient legends of Greece. It was here that Theseus, after retiring from Athens, was treacherously murdered by Lycomedes; and Achilles, according to one tradition, was sent hither by Peleus to avenge his death. In 476 B.C., the Athenians were directed by an oracle to bring home the bones of their tutelary hero; and accordingly no long time elapsed before Cimon conquered the island, expelled the former Dolopian inhabitants, colonized it with Athenians, and brought the bones of Theseus to the Theseum at Athens. The island long remained subject to the Athenians; afterwards it passed into the hands of the Macedonians, and still later into those of the Romans. Pop. 2630.