Why is Cyprus known as "Kyprus: Copper Isle"?

Question

Why is Cyprus known as "Kyprus: Copper Isle"?

Answer 1

I never known

Answer 2

hmm... copper in the periodic table is written as Cu, which is an abbreviation of cuprum, which is a latin word (all the elements in the periodic table are abbreviations, in latin), which derived from greek. cyprus in the middle ages and earlier, had A LOT of copper, so the romans named it ''aes Cyprium'', and from this it was later simplified to cuprum.

so in short, cyprus is known as the copper isle, because of the amount of copper.

you can look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper if you want.

Answer 3

It is because Cyprus was one of the first countries in the world to mine copper.

Answer 4

From copper that was discovered in Cyprus during the Bronze period...It was also the main reason of the Hellenization of Cyprus by the Myceneans