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Zas Cave

a Pleiades place resource

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A sacred cave located on Mt. Zas on the island of Naxos, Zas Cave preserves evidence of human occupation ranging from the Late Neolithic period to the Early Cycladic III period. Local tradition holds that the sky god Zeus hid from Cronus in the cave. Rock cuttings in the area refer to "Zeus Melosios".

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/194606909

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.0349061, 25.4989159

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Zas Cave (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Associated Modern Names:
- Cave of Zas (Naxos) (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Zas Cave makes connections with:

Zas Cave located on Naxos (island) (unspecified date range)

Zas Cave receives connections from:

None

Place type:
cave

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Zas Cave: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/194606909> [accessed: 18 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/194606909 |title=Places: 194606909 (Zas Cave) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 18, 2024 8:17 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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