A large Greek island in the northern Kyklades (Cyclades) Group in the Aigean (Aegean) Sea southeast of the large island of Euboea.
Andros and many other Aigean Islands were given to generals who served Rhadamanthys, a son of Zeus. Known for his honesty and beneficent judgments, Rhadamanthys amassed a significant amount of territory without resistance from the native populations. General Andreus was given an island which he named Andros.
Herodotos tells an interesting story about an encounter between the Athenian naval commander Themistokles (Themistocles) and the Andrians (circa 480 BCE). Themistokles was pursuing the retreating Persians and demanded money and supplies from the Andrians ... they refused. Themistokles threatened the Andrians by saying the dreaded deities, Persuasion and Compulsion, would come from Athens and demand payment. The Andrians replied that their deities, Poverty and Helplessness, would protect them. Themistokles extorted money from many other Aigean islands but, try as he might, was unable to make the Andrians submit to his demands.
| References: Diodorus of Sicily, Description of Greece book 5.79.2 Herodotos, Histories book 8.111 |