Idaean Cave
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Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Other legends place Zeus' birthplace as Idaean Cave on Mount Ida. According to Hesiod, Theogony, Rhea gave birth to Zeus in Lyctus and hid him in a cave of Mount Aegaeon. Since the late nineteenth century the cave above the modern village of Psychro has been identified with Diktaean Cave, although there are other candidates, especially a cave above Palaikastro on Mount Petsofas.
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Cave of Zeus
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Location: 35.2084, 24.8289, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
13 places
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Agios Antonios cave ⓘ
cave near Patsos, Rethymno, Greece -
Arkaliospilio ⓘ
cave in Crete, Greece -
Cave of Melidoni ⓘ
cave in Greece -
Cave Spiliarida Latzima ⓘ
cave in Crete, Greece -
Doxa ⓘ
cave on Crete -
Great Labyrinth Cave ⓘ
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Idaean Cave ⓘ
Stalactite cave in Crete, Greece -
Kamares Cave ⓘ
cave in Crete with important Minoan finds -
Kranaion cave sanctuary ⓘ
sanctuary of Hermes in Crete -
Miamou cave ⓘ
cave and neolithic site in Crete (Greece) -
Paul Faure cave ⓘ
cave in Crete -
Sfendoni Zoniana Cave ⓘ
cave in Greece -
Stravomyti ⓘ
cave in Greece
Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076641
Above the Zeus cave, Nida, Psiloritis, 076697
Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076705
Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076704
Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076713
Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076714
Route indicator, E4 path, 076688
Idian-Cave-20070814-059834
Idäische Grotte 01
Idäische Grotte 05- Idaean cave - encyclopedia article
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Agios Antonios cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Arkaliospilio | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of Melidoni | dripstone cave, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave Spiliarida Latzima | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Doxa | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Great Labyrinth Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Idaean Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Kamares Cave | cave, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Kranaion cave sanctuary | hieron, archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Miamou cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Paul Faure cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Sfendoni Zoniana Cave | show cave, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Stravomyti | cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076641 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Above the Zeus cave, Nida, Psiloritis, 076697 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076705 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076704 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076713 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Cave of Zeus on Ida, 076714 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Route indicator, E4 path, 076688 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Idian-Cave-20070814-059834 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Idäische Grotte 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Idäische Grotte 05 | Commons | ||
