from the Greek name for the Etruscans, first mentioned by Hesiod in the 8th century BC who described them as residing in central Italy alongside the Latins. The Etruscans lived along the coast of modern Tuscany and northern Latium and referred to the water as the "Sea of the Etruscans". Islands Islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea include: Corsica Sardinia Sicily Tuscan Archipelago Ischia Procida Capri Ustica Aeolian Islands (including Lipari and Stromboli) Pontine Islands including Ponza Ports The main ports of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy are: Naples, Palermo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Salerno, Trapani, and Gioia Tauro. In Corsica, the most important port is Bastia. Note that even though the phrase "port of Rome" is frequently used, there is in fact no port in Rome. Instead, the "port of Rome" refers to the maritime facilities at Civitavecchia, some to the northwest of Rome. Giglio Porto is a small island port in this area. It rose to prominence, when the Costa Concordia ran aground near the coast of Giglio and sank. The ship was later refloated and towed to Genoa for scrapping. Winds In Greek mythology, it is believed that the cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea housed the four winds kept by Aeolus. The winds are the Mistral from the Rhône valley, the Libeccio from the southwest, and the Sirocco and Ostro from the south. Image gallery References Marginal seas of the Mediterranean Seas of Italy Seas of France European seas Back-arc basins Landforms of Basilicata Landforms of Calabria Landforms of Campania Landforms of Lazio Landforms of Tuscany Landforms of Sicily Landforms of Corsica Geography of Western Europe Geography of Southern Europe