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111Psychro — Pyschro, associated with the Diktaean / Diktaian Cave credited as the site of Zeus birth, is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. According to Hesiod, Theogony 477, Rhea gave birth to Zeus in a cave of Mount… …
112Apoudoulou — (also Apodoulou) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan mansion or ceremonial building.GeographyApoudoulou overlooks the Libyan Sea.Altitude: 450m above sea levelArchaeologyApodoulou was first excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1934.The… …
113Makrygialos — Makry Gialos (Greek:Μακρύ Γιαλός) is a modern town on the south coast of Crete, Greece, part of the Lasithi Prefecture, and the municipality Makry Gialos. Makry Gialos features the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan country house. The long… …
114Phourni — (also Fourni) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete. Phourni is Greek for oven and the name of the hill on which the cemetery is located.GeographyPhourni can be seen from Mount Juktas.ArchaeologyExcavations began at… …
115Odigitria — is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan religious complex including two tholos tombs located near the modern Odigitria Monastery in the Asterousia mountains of southern Crete. The tombs are dated from Early Minoan I to Middle Minoan IA… …
116Pre-Greek substrate — The term Pre Greek substrate refers to an unknown language that is conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the settlement of Greek speakers in the area. It is believed by some linguists that Greek took over a large number of… …
117Zominthos — (Greek: Ζώμινθος , alternative spellings Ζόμινθος or Ζόμιθος ), is the name of a small plateau in the northern foothills of Mount Ida (Psiloritis), οn the island of Crete. Zominthos is roughly 7.5 kilometers west of the village of Anogia, on the… …
118dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
119Mycenae — /muy see nee/, n. an ancient city in S Greece, in Argolis: important ruins. * * * Prehistoric city, northeastern Peloponnese, Greece. A natural rock citadel, it was the legendary capital of Agamemnon. It flourished during the Bronze Age, building …
120Thera — /thear euh/, n. a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km). Also, Thira. Also called Santorin, Santorini. * * * ▪ island, Greece Modern Greek Thíra, also called Santorin, or Santoríni, island,… …
