Gortyn
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thumb|300px|Ruins of Gortyna. Gortyna (; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was originally called Larissa (Λάρισσα) and Cremnia or Kremnia (Κρήμνια).
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- Gortyn
- located in/on physical feature
- Crete
- Commons category
- Gortys
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- postal code
- 70012
- different from
- Gortys
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2355
- native label
- Γόρτυν
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- Myth of Europa and Zeus
- ''The Odyssey''
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thumb|300px|Ruins of Gortyna. Gortyna (; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was originally called Larissa (Λάρισσα) and Cremnia or Kremnia (Κρήμνια).
==History==
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