Skyros. They may also be referred to as the Thessalian Sporades (Θεσσαλικές Σποράδες). "Sporades" means "those scattered" (compare with "sporadic"). From Classical
Eastern Sporades (Greek: Ανατολικές Σποράδες) or Eastern Islands (Greek: Ανατολικοί Νήσοι) was the name of one of the thirteen divisions (administrative
islands formed part of the group known as the "Southern Sporades" (Νότιες Σποράδες). The name Dōdekanēsos first appears in Byzantine sources in the 8th century
narration), Folk Museum of Skopelos. 2001 - Η αρχαιολογική έρευνα στις Βόρειες Σποράδες (The Archaeology of Northern Sporades), Municipality of Alonnessos. 2001