Island of the documents encountered under the names: Melissa de, de Meleto, the Venetian, de la Melida, de Melt, de Malta, di Meleda, Melitensis Melitae all equally beautiful and melodious, like himself. Keyword Melita - Melita in the Greek language has the same meaning as the Latin word for honey - mell, Mellis. And it makes sense that his name comes from the word honey, because in the past lived in the forests of his many bee colonies. Their combs were made in the hollows of ancient trees and rocks.
The present name for the island of Mljet and Mljećanin for its citizens, and reflect both the beauty of its coastline and forests, and special remarks for the world, isolated and untouched in the solitude of the high seas and ancient forests. Although from birth to death, were surrounded by the sea, their saying "Praise the sea, stick to the end!" Speaks volumes about the nature Mljećana. It should not be surprising because the island due to its isolation autarhičan developed a way of life. Mljećanin predominantly was facing the woods, fields, olive trees, grapevines, goats, sheep and donkeys as well as the source of life. More he was estranged from the mainland due to storms, strong winds and primitive crafts in the past. But how he won his strong will and the rainforest, and from it created a fertile field and won time and fear of powerful Huke sea and XV. And the sixteenth century onwards Mljećani are excellent sailors on their sailing ships and Dubrovnik. Sail the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean, and go to the Atlantic Ocean to America. But the old adage remains, because in bad weather many storms and always stayed in the blue depths. The first inhabitants of Mljet Peljesac peninsula and come to the valley of the Neretva. These were the Illyrians who were in the second millennium BC, gradually settled the entire island. From the Illyrian razdobllja preserved numerous works - Gradac and graves - cairns. When the demolition of some Illyrian bunch of them were found eyeglass spiral pendants of bronze wire, bronze studs and rings, beads and glassy look. This suggests that the prehistoric inhabitants of Mljet, then traded, make contact and exchanging products with other residents along the Dalmatian and the interior of the Dinaric hinterland. The remains of stone forts - Gradac, are best preserved on the hill above Big Gradac Gradac Great Lakes and the Guidance, above the source of Vodice in Babino Polje.
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