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Peak Sanctuaries
Minoan peak sanctuaries are widespread throughout the island of Crete (Greece). Most scholars agree that peak sanctuaries were used for religious rites. In all peak sanctuaries human and animal clay figurines have been found. Clay body parts, also called votive body parts, are also found in most peak sanctuaries. These open-air sanctuaries are found high in the mountains of Crete. Eastern and east-central peak sanctuaries Most peak sanctuaries are found in east and east-central Crete. * Petsofas is the only Minoan site with clay weasel and tortoise figurines * Traostalos * Kalamafki (also Kalamaki) * Ziros Korphi tou Mare * Xykephalo * Vigla (also Viglos) * Zou Prinias * Plagia * Etiani Kephala * Modi * Thylakas * Maza * Karfi Central Crete peak sanctuaries * Iouktas is probably the earliest of the peak sanctuaries. * Tylissos (also Pyrgos Tylissos, ''not'' the same site as Pyrgos) * Gonies Philioremos Western Crete peak sanctuaries * Vrysinas * Spili Vorizi * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Petsofas is the archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in eastern Crete. It overlooks the Minoan town of Palaikastro and was excavated by John Myres in 1903. He discovered a large number of clay figurines, including animal and human figures dating to 1400 to 1450. Archaeology Among the ubiquitous human and animal figurines found in peak sanctuaries, Petsofas uniquely has clay figurines of weasels and tortoises. Some Petsophas cylinder seals bear a male figure resembling specimens recovered at the Minoan site of Knossos.C. Michael Hogan''Knossos fieldnotes'', The Modern Antiquarian (2007)/ref> Stone lamps, ceramic altars and ceramic building models have also been found at Petsofas. See also *Lato Lato ( grc, Λατώ, Latṓ) was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the village of Kritsa. History The Dorian city-state was built in a defensible position overlooking Mirabello Bay betw ... References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maza, Crete
Maza (Greek: Μάζα) is a small village in the municipality of Apokoronas of the Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. At the time of the 2011 census, it had 100 residents (252 including the villages Fones and Champatha). The village is perched on a mountain slope some 150 m above the valley of the Boutakas (Μπούτακας) river, 1.7 km to the south of the Chania-Rethymno road. Between the administrative reforms of 2006 and 2011, it belonged to the Kryonerida municipal unit. The church of St Nicholas Mazianos In the central square of the village stands a church dedicated to St Nicholas, of unclear medieval date, with an interior painted in 1325/6 by Ioannis Pagomenos. The church is a single-nave barrel-vaulted structure, covered by a tiled saddle roof and ending in an apse to the east. Its dimensions are 6.67 x 4.3 m. A transverse arch divides the interior space into western and eastern bays. The builders used unworked stone, with the door jambs and li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ida
In Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida (Crete), Mount Ida in Crete, and Mount Ida (Turkey), Mount Ida in the ancient Troad region of western Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey), which was also known as the ''Mount Ida (Turkey), Phrygian Ida'' in classical antiquity and is mentioned in the ''Iliad'' of Homer and the ''Aeneid'' of Virgil. Both are associated with the mother goddess in the deepest layers of pre-Greek myth, in that Mount Ida in Anatolia was sacred to Cybele, who is sometimes called ''Mater Idaea'' ("Idaean Mother"), while Rhea (mythology), Rhea, often identified with Cybele, put the infant Zeus to nurse with Amalthea (mythology), Amaltheia at Mount Ida in Crete. Thereafter, his birthplace was sacred to Zeus, the king and father of Greek gods and goddesses. Etymology The term ''Ida'' (Ἴδη) is of unknown origin. Instances of ''i-da'' in Linear A probably refer to the mountain in Crete. Three inscriptions b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambelos
''Filio'' was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as ''Njong'' in 1944 by Stettiner Vulkan Werft AG, Stettin, Germany for Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Hamburg Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed ''Empire Garland''. She was sold in 1946 and was renamed ''Sheldrake''. She was sold to Liberia in 1959 and renamed ''Salamstar''. Sold to Greece in 1960 and renamed ''Ambelos''. She was sold in 1961 and renamed ''Marmina''. A final sale in 1968 saw her renamed ''Filio''. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped. Description The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of , and a draught of . She was assessed as , , . The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of and two cylinders of diameter by inches stroke. The engine was built by Stettiner Vulkan Werft AG. Rated at 1,200 IHP, it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at . History ''Njong'' was a Hans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsipades
Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες,) is an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete. It is an open-air peak sanctuary, situated on a mountain and open to the elements. It was discovered by K. Nowicki in 1985. Location Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες,) is an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete, located on the top of the mountain. The peak has its own specific name, Atsipades Korakias. It is an open-air peak sanctuary, situated on a mountain and open to the elements. The sanctuary isn't closed off or part of any structure with a cover or roof. The location of the sanctuary, and more specifically the view, play a significant role in the experience of those who made the journey to the top. From the top of the sanctuary, the view showed the surrounding Minoan settlements. Atsipades Korakias Atsipades Korakias is characterized by twin peaks. The autumn equinox at Astipades can be seen between the peaks. This geographical featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spili Vorizi
Spili ( el, Σπήλι) is a village in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders .... It is the seat of the Agios Vasileios municipality. References {{Agios Vasileios div Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrysinas
Vrysinas(βρύσινας) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary. Geography Aside from Chania, Vrysinas is currently the westernmost discovered Minoan site. Archaeology Vrysinas has yielded a single Linear A Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 to 1450 BC to write the hypothesized Minoan language or languages. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civi ... inscription on the fragment of a stone table. Miniature vases were also found at Vrysinas. Similar vases were found at Petsofas and Karphi. An eagle talon and several boar's tusks were uniquely found at the Vrysinas peak sanctuary. References * Jones, Donald W. 1999 ''Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete'' Peak sanctuaries {{AncientGreece-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylissos
Tylisos (also Pyrgos-Tylissos or Tylissos; el, Τύλισος; Linear B: ''Tu-li-so'') Palaeolexicon. is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Juktas
A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas ( el, Γιούχτας - ''Giouchtas''), also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question. Peak Sanctuary Mount Juktas is the site of one of the most important peak sanctuaries in the Minoan world, and probably the first of them. Archaeologial importance Archaeologists have studied the site over an extensive period, examining fragments of pottery, remains of walls, and some unique kinds of stone that must have been hauled up the mountain because they do not otherwise occur there. Religious importance The mountain remains important in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsipades Peak
Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες,) is an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete. It is an open-air peak sanctuary, situated on a mountain and open to the elements. It was discovered by K. Nowicki in 1985. Location Atsipades (Greek: Ατσιπάδες,) is an archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in western Crete, located on the top of the mountain. The peak has its own specific name, Atsipades Korakias. It is an open-air peak sanctuary, situated on a mountain and open to the elements. The sanctuary isn't closed off or part of any structure with a cover or roof. The location of the sanctuary, and more specifically the view, play a significant role in the experience of those who made the journey to the top. From the top of the sanctuary, the view showed the surrounding Minoan settlements. Atsipades Korakias Atsipades Korakias is characterized by twin peaks. The autumn equinox at Astipades can be seen between the peaks. This geographical featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karfi
Karfi (also Karphi, el, Καρφί) is an archaeological site high up in the Dikti Mountains in eastern Crete, Greece. The ancient name of the site is unknown; "Karfi" ("the nail") is a local toponym for the prominent knob of limestone that marks the peak of the site, especially when viewed from the north. Located approximately 1100 meters above sea level, and overlooking the northern entrance to the Lasithi Plateau, the dramatic situation of Karfi is somewhat akin to that of the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru. While there is some evidence that the site was used during the Middle Minoan period as a peak sanctuary, Karfi is best known as a large and extensively excavated town of the Late Minoan IIIC period (around 1200–1000 BCE) at the beginning of the Greek " Dark Ages." History of the site The peak of Karfi was originally a peak sanctuary, occupying a typical site on a high shoulder (some above sea level) with a wide "viewshed" (Soetens, Driessen ''et al.'') tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
