Municipal Publications
Municipal Publications
The Municipality of Mykonos has produced publications with diverse content (historical, folklore, literary, artistic, etc.), all sharing a common goal of contributing to the promotion and preservation of Mykonos’ history and cultural heritage. The municipality’s publishing activity began in 1986 and continues to this day.
1986
Following a proposal by Panagiotis Kousathanas, the first edition of ‘Orts’ ala banda! A Retrospective Journey Through Old Mykonos’ was published under his supervision. (The 2nd edition was published in 2002 and the 3rd edition in 2024). The publishing effort continued in 1991 with the photographic journey ‘Delos, Spring of 1991 AD’ edited by Panagiotis Kousathanas and Vangelis Pelekis.
1997
The first volume of the Historical Dictionary of the Mykonian Dialect by Stavros Manesis was published, the first attempt to record the Mykonian dialect, which was completed with the second volume in 2001. The first volume was republished in 2022.
2000
Musician Giannis Zouganelis records the traditional instrumentalists of Mykonos and releases the CD ‘With Bagpipes and Drums’ under the auspices of the Municipality of Mykonos. A second attempt at musical recording was made in 2002 with the CD ‘The Children of Mykonos Sing Carols’ by the Children’s Choir of the Municipal Music School.
2002
The first documentary about Mykonos is produced by an ERT crew titled ‘Mykonos and Delos’ (2002), while a Photographic and Historical Album 1880-1960 is published, edited by Kalliopi Triantafyllou Antonis Xydakis.
2007
The book ‘Ludovic Roussel, Tales of Mykonos’ is published, edited by Panagiotis Kousathanas, and in 2010, the book ‘Myzithra, zymithra (A True Fairy Tale)’. The fairy tale ‘The Pirate Mermelechas in New Adventures’ by Dimitra Nazou was published in 2019 by KDEPPAM and the Friends of the Folklore Museum of Mykonos.
2009
A series of publications with historical and folklore content begins: ‘Studies and Research on Mykonos in Social and Humanitarian Sciences’ (2009), ‘Mykonian Documents of the Russian Rule in the Cyclades 1770-1774’ (2018), ‘Aspects of the History of Mykonos in Modern Times’ (2018), Evangelos Monogiou’s ‘The Mykonian Folklore’ (2021).
2018
The 4th volume of ‘Paramilites’ (texts on the history and culture of Mykonos) is published by the Municipality of Mykonos and Indiktos Publications, followed by the “7th volume in 2019, the 6th and 3rd” in 2020, the “5th in 2021, and finally the 8th” in 2022. The first two volumes were published by Indiktos Publications.
With the publication of the 8th volume (“Thematic Bibliographic Guide for Mykonos”) by the Mykonian author Panagiotis Kousathanas in 2023, a richly illustrated volume with rare and timeless photographic material from Mykonos, the eight-volume series of ‘Paramilites’ was editorially completed.
The eight-volume collection of ‘Paramilites’ by Panagiotis Kousathanas is the product of many years of research and effort, a unique literary achievement (not only for Mykonos), a work that constitutes in its entirety an unforgettable intellectual adventure into the unknown Culture and History of the much-praised and equally maligned Mykonos. A “mystical” journey into known and unknown information about the place, written and commented on in an enticing way for the psycho-guidance and enlightenment of the “forgetful of its history” inhabitant of the island, but also for the guidance of the future researcher of Mykonos’ History.
The 4,500 pages of the eight volumes contain the history and culture of the island and its inhabitants from prehistoric times to the present day. The variety of historical, cultural, folkloric, linguistic, literary, combative, bibliographic, and even anecdotal topics in the eight-volume collection draws us into a fascinating reading of the Culture and History of Mykonos from its mythological years to today.
The last six volumes of this long-term writing feat became an editorial reality within five years from 2018 to 2023 thanks to the Municipality of Mykonos and Indiktos Publications.
The work serves as a compass and legacy for current and future Mykonians and researchers of the culture and history of the
island to be able to continue and supplement our knowledge with future new research and studies.
They are available in Mykonos bookstores, central Athens bookstores, and the P.K. Library.
2019
The Mykonian fairy tale by Dimitra Nazou “The Mykonian Pirate Mermelechas” is published, followed by the fairy tale “Avgoustis and the Night with the Glass Beads” in 2021.
2023
In collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra of Athens, a CD is published with works by the Mykonian composer Georgios Axiotis and 4 volumes with all his musical works scores.
Art catalogs accompanied the central exhibitions of the Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos:
Albert Gabriel – A French Architect in Delos during the Great Excavation 1908-1911 (2008),
Luis Orozco 50 Years (2010),
Aristotle Vassilikiotes (2010), Greek and Foreign Visual Artists in Mykonos 1960-1970 (2011),
The Works of People, a photographic album by Vassilis Vrettos (2017),
Mary Paraskeva, Historical Photographs of a Cosmopolitan from Mykonos (2017),
Mykonos Through the Eyes of Artists 2018, Maria Inglesi: A Mykonian Pioneer Painter (2019),
Manto Mavrogenous: The Heroine of the Greek Revolution Through Today’s Perspective (2021),
By the Hand of Mercury Mykonos (2021
The books are available at the Panagiotis Kousathanas Library, at bookstores in Mykonos (Bibliochora, Myllos, Pena) and in central bookstores in Athens.