Rhodes is the largest island in the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean Sea and was named after the nymph Rhodos, daughter of Poseidon, the sea god. Rhodos bore seven sons to the god Helios. The Colossus of Rhodes, a 105-foot (32m) high bronze statue of Helios, was one of the wonders of the ancient world but vanished in antiquity. It is thought to have stood here at the old harbour in Rhodes and legend claims each leg rested on either side of the harbour.

Take a look at what Helios, and other ancient wonders, would look like today

The ancient myths behind these Greek islands