Milos, << MEE laws, >> or Melos, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The island is famous as the place where a remarkable statue of the goddess Venus was found in 1820. This statue is called the Aphrodite of Milos, or the Venus de Milo (see Venus de Milo ). The island covers about 58 square miles (151 square kilometers) and has about 5,000 people. Its economic activities include tourism and the production of olives and tobacco. In the Stone Age, Milos was famous for its obsidian (volcanic glass), which was used for cutting tools. The Athenians seized the island in 416 B.C. and massacred the men there.
