Idaion Antron
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger 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
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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.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589817
35.2082103, 24.8289925
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Σπήλαιο Ιδαίον Άντρον (10000 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Arkesion Antron (750 BC - AD 300)
- Cave of Zeus (English, modern)
- Cueva de Zeus (Spanish, modern)
- Grotte de Zeus (French, modern)
- Idaean Cave (English, modern)
- Ιδαίο άντρο (Idaio antro: Modern Greek)
- Idaion Antron (750 BC - AD 300)
- Idäische Grotte (German, modern)
- Idaion Antron part of (physical/topographic) Creta (island) (modern)
- Idaion Antron part of (physical/topographic) Ida(ion) M. (unspecified date range)
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sanctuary (religious center), cave, settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 C2 Idaion Antron
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Idaion Antron
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: 30 January 2025]
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