Peter the Pelican of Mykonos
In 1958, a pelican was found half dead by a fisherman in Mykonos, who took care of the bird and nursed it back to health. The people of Mykonos quickly grew fond of it and named it Petros (Peter), who later became the island’s mascot. Unfortunately, in 1986 Petros the Pelican of Mykonos died a rape victim of a drunken tourist, according to one version of the story, and hit by a car, according to another. The sudden loss of the Pelican made the island residents bring in his successor, to whom they gave the same name… it is very easy to meet Petros the pelican; he and the other pelicans stroll around at the capital’s waterfront, showing a particular preference to the tavern Nikos. The sure thing is that wherever they go, tourists are always there with them, to have their photographs or videos taken with the popular bird. |
