Santorini history says that the explosions created huge waves which washed the shores of the surrounding islands and Crete. The consequence of that explosion is that a part of the island sank and the earthquakes destroyed all the rest of the island. Many people relate the sinking of the island to the mythical Atlantis (check the links). Santorini history says that around 1300 BC, Phoenicians settled for five generations. Around 1115 BC, the island was colonised by Lacedaemonian.
Around 825 BC, the Phoenician alphabet was imported on the island, in Milos and Crete and the Hellenic language was created. In the 7th and 6th centuries BC, Thera shared relations with most of the trade islands of Greece, Corinth and Attica.