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CRETE (Island) GREECE
Iardanus (Iardanos), a river on the N. coast of Crete, near the banks
of which the Cydonians dwelt. (Hom. Od. iii. 292.) It is identified with the rapid
stream of the Platania, which rises in the White Mountains, and, after flowing
between the Rhizite villages of Theriso and Laki or Lakus, runs through a valley
formed by low hills, and filled with lofty platanes; from which it obtains its
name. The river of Platania falls into the sea, nearly opposite the islet of Haghios
Theodhoros, where there is good anchorage. (Pashley, Trav. vol. ii. p. 22 ; Hock,
Kreta, vol. i. pp. 23, 384.)
GORTYS (Ancient city) HERAKLIO
Lethaeus (Lethaios, Strab. x. p. 478; Ptol. iii. 17. § 4; Eustath. ad Hon. Il.
ii. 646; Solin. 17; Vib. Seq. 13), the large and important river which watered
the plain of Gortyna in Crete, now the Malogniti.
IDI (Mountain) RETHYMNO
Cedrisus (Kedrisos, Dicaearch. 128; Kedrios, Theophrast. Hist. Plant.
iii. 8. § 5: Kentros), a mountain of Crete, which forms the SW. spur of Mt. Ida.
(Sieber, Reise, vol. ii. p. 14; Hoeck, Kreta, vol. i. p. 5.)
IERAPETRA (Province) LASSITHI
Today Cape Sidero
KNOSSOS (Minoan settlement) CRETE
In earlier times Cnossus was called Caeratus, bearing the same name as the river which flows past it. (Strabo 10.4.8)
ROKKA (Village) MYTHIMNA
Rhocca (Rhokka), a town of Crete, where there was a temple to Artemis
Rhoccaea (Aelian, N. A. xii. 22). Pococke (vol. ii. p. 247) found remains at the
village which still bears the name of Rhokka, to the S. of the ancient Methymna;
and there can be little doubt but that this is the site of Rhocca, which, as is
shown by Aelian (N. A. xiv. 20), was near Methymna (Hock, Kreta, vol. i. p. 391;
Pashley, Crete, vol. ii. p. 41.)
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