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Psychro Cave Dewan, Rachel

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Psychro Cave is located on the southern edge of the Plain of Lasithi in the Dictaean Mountain Range of Crete. It sits at an elevation of 1025m above sea level and was the site of cult activity from the Bronze Age through to the Roman period. According to mythology, the cave was the birthplace of Zeus.

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Title
Psychro Cave
Creator
Dewan, Rachel
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2022-03-21
Description
Psychro Cave is located on the southern edge of the Plain of Lasithi in the Dictaean Mountain Range of Crete. It sits at an elevation of 1025m above sea level and was the site of cult activity from the Bronze Age through to the Roman period. According to mythology, the cave was the birthplace of Zeus.
Subject
Aegean; Minoan Religions; Religious Group; Religious Place
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0416031
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82015
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Rachel Dewan. (2022). Psychro Cave. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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