Idaean Cave

Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the in the district of eastern . Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Stalactite cave in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cave of Zeus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamares Cave.

Cave
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Idaean Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamares and Vorizia.

Village
is a village in south-central , . It is the location of the archaeological site of Cave, a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby . is situated 6 km south of Idaean Cave.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Idaean Cave.

Village
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 10 km north of Idaean Cave.

Idaean Cave

Latitude
35.20825° or 35° 12′ 30″ north
Longitude
24.82894° or 24° 49′ 44″ east
Elevation
1,538 metres (5,046 feet)
Open location code
8G766R5H+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 663457681
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q935991
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Idaean Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف زيوس”
  • Belarusian: “Ідэйская пячора”
  • Catalan: “Cova d’Ida”
  • Catalan: “Els lladres de la cova del mont Ida”
  • Finnish: “Ídan luola”
  • Finnish: “Zeuksen luola”
  • French: “grotte de Zeus”
  • French: “Grotte de Zeus”
  • German: “Idäische Grotte”
  • Greek: “Ιδαίο άντρο”
  • Greek: “Ιδαίο Άντρο”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Ιδαίον Άντρον”
  • Italian: “Antro Ideo”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Zeus”
  • Polish: “Idajska grota”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Idajska”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Zeus”
  • Russian: “Идейская пещера”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Zeus”
  • Ukrainian: “Ідейська печера”
  • Western Armenian: “Իդէօ Ադրօ”
  • Western Armenian: “Իդէօ Անտրօ”

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