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The Myth

At the glacis of Psilotritis, Rea hunted by Saturn, gave birth to Zeus and the mythical goat Amalthia nurtured the King of Dodecatheon. Here, Kourites with the growl of their shields covered the cry of the little god that was meant to become the father of Gods and people. Above the plateau of Nida at Idaion Andron was the center of worship of the Cretan born Zeus. Deservingly the cave was characterized as the Vithleem of ancient times. According to the ancient myth, Zeus disguised as a bull crossed over the river Litheos and transferred Europe to the island of Crete ending up to ancient Gortina. Here is the labyrinth, the cave where in its rambling corridors lived the infamous Minotaur. The copper giant Talos was assigned by King Minoa to protect the island of Crete from any intruder. The mythic creature is connected with the mountainous bulk of the Talaia mountains that spread north of Psiloritis. At Gerondospilios of Melidoni, Hermes Talaios was worshiped. The sacred mountain from the era of its first residence defines the fate of humans that are fed with myths to make history.

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