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Idaion Antron

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified Feb 25, 2023 11:00 AM — History
A sacred cave on Crete where it was believed Rhea hid Zeus to protect him from Cronus. Archaeological evidence indicates use as a shelter or dwelling as early as the Late Neolithic period, with religious activities taking over in the Bronze Age and continuing through the Roman period.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589817

35.2082103, 24.8289925
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sanctuary (religious center), cave, settlement

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 C2 Idaion Antron

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Idaion Antron


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J. Bennet, G. Reger, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Idaion Antron: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589817> [accessed: 16 April 2025] 

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