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Dictaean cave (Crete) 10 Psykhro - Δικταίον άντρον

Δικταῖον ἄντρον - Dictaean cave, cave sacred to Zeus, near Psykhro in Lasithi prefecture of Crete

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Latitude: 35.162700
Longitude: 25.445200
Confidence: High

Greek name: Δικταῖον ἄντρον
Place ID: 352254CAig
Time period: AR
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Department: Lasithi
Mod: Psykhro

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Modern Description: An important cult centre in Minoan Crete. Most probably identified as the Dictaean Cave in which Zeus was born and raised. According to another viewpoint, the Dictaean Cave was located E of Hierapytna (Hierapetra). A place of worship from the Early Minoan period (2800-2300 BC) into the Roman era. A rectangular altar and an irregular peribolos in the antechamber. There is a small lake in the large cavern and an impressive stalactite known as the 'mantle of Zeus'. Countless votive offerings of pilgrims, mainly figurines, weapons and double axes. The finds are in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychro_Cave
Wikidata ID: Q1643807
Trismegistos Geo: 33275
Manto: 9878648

Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean

(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)

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Dictaean cave (Crete) 10 Psykhro - Δικταίον άντρον

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