Iytos (mountain)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
Stuart Dunn, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Gioukhtas, a mountain of north-central Crete, noted for being the location of an important Minoan peak sanctuary.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589826
35.2325318, 25.1409222
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: Γιούχτας (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Iytos (mountain) located on Creta (island) (unspecified date range)
- Iuktas located on Iytos (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Phourni located near Iytos (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Stravomyti located on Iytos (mountain) (unspecified date range)
mountain
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 D2 Iytos M.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mt. Gioukhtas
J. Bennet, G. Reger, Stuart Dunn, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Iytos (mountain): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589826> [accessed: 07 December 2025]
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