Eileithyias Antron

sanctuary · 750 BC – 640 AD

The Cave of Eileithyia outside Heraklion on Crete is an ancient sanctuary sacred to the goddess of childbirth. The shrine was active during Neolithic, Minoan, and Mycenaean phases.

Coordinates

35.31840, 25.21053

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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