Cranae

Cranae or Kranai ( ) (also called Marathonisi) is a Greek island on the Mani Peninsula in the southern Peloponnese. Located just off the coast of the port town Gytheio (ancient Gythium), the island is linked to the mainland by a causeway built in 1898.

Key facts

Islands.name: Cranae
Islands.native_name: Κρανάη
Islands.native_name_lang: el
Islands.sobriquet: Marathonesi<!-- or
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Islands.image_name: Cranae.jpg
Islands.image_caption: View of the island of Cranae
Islands.pushpin_map: Greece
Islands.pushpin_label_position: right
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Islands.area_m2: 51.6<!-- or
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Islands.length_m: 413<!-- or
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Encyclopedic overview

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Etymology
History
Gallery
References
Sources

==Etymology== Some believe that the etymology for the name Cranae (Kranai) comes from the legendary king of Athens Kranaos, the successor of King Kekropas (Cecrops) as Athens was also known as "Kranaa". However the word Kranaos according to Homer it has the following meanings: 'Rocky', 'ragged', 'hard'. Therefore, some believe that the word Kranai literally means 'rocky', 'rock'.

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