9th-century Euboean and Cypriote presence on the island is attested by ceramics, while a Phoenician presence is noted at Erythrae, the traditional competitor of Chios on the mainland.
A presenza no século IX de eubeos e Chipriotas na illa está testemuñada pola cerámica, mentres que a presenza Fenicia se observa en Erythrae, o competidor tradicional de Quíos no continente.