Idaion cave (Crete) 12 Idaion Antron - Ιδαίον άντρον
Ἰδαῖον ἄντρον - Idaion cave, legendary birthplace of Zeus, in Rethymno prefecture of Crete
Works: 10
Latitude: 35.208300
Longitude: 24.829600
Confidence: High
Place ID: 352248CIda
Time period: ACHR
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Department: Rethymnis
Mod: Idaion Antron
- Pleiades
- DARE
Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Idaion cave in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.
Search for inscriptions mentioning Idaion cave (Ιδαιον αντρ...) in the PHI Epigraphy database.
Possible cult of the Daktyloi-Kouretes, whose mythological association with early metallurgy seems to have developed here. Right outside the mouth of the cave, to the S, is a rock-cut altar. The finds, dating from Minoan into Roman times, are housed in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum and the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Zeus
Wikidata ID: Q935991
Trismegistos Geo: 33283
Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean
(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)
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