History on the other hand mentions that the first inhabitants of the island where from Thraki, while later in Kares arrived in the island and their leader Naxos named the island after himself. Another version about the name of the island says that Naxos is a result of the ancient Greek word Naxai which means sacrifices, and is based on the sacrifices the locals used to do in order to honor the Gods.

Naxos was one of the top naval forces and the central of the Cycladic culture, as well as one of the leading centers of sculpture in Ancient Greece. A typical example is the famous lions of Delos which where sculptured by artisans in Naxos, while the archaeological findings show the powerful place of the island in Greece.