Psychro Cave

Psychro Cave
Floodlit stalagmites and stalactites in the cave’s interior
Psychro Cave is located in Greece
Psychro Cave
Location within Greece
LocationCrete, Greece
Coordinates35°09′46″N 25°26′42″E / 35.1629°N 25.4451°E / 35.1629; 25.4451

Psychro Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Ψυχρού) is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. 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. Multiple subsequent scholars have disagreed with this theory; Mieke Prent, writing in 2005, describes it as probably incorrect.

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