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EASTERN CRETE

Discover the unknown Crete. Easter Crete, Book one G&A MAMIDAKIS FOUNDATION

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Glossary<br />

Acropolis -<br />

Ashlar-work -<br />

Ayios -Ayia<br />

Eteocretan -<br />

Dromos -<br />

Hestiatorion -<br />

Iconostasis -<br />

Kafeneion -<br />

Kastro -<br />

Katholikon -<br />

Kernos -<br />

Janissaries -<br />

Megaron -<br />

Mitate -<br />

Paleos -<br />

Panayia -<br />

ancient citadel<br />

square-hewn stone masonry or facing<br />

‘saint’ or ‘holy’<br />

'true Cretan', the last of the Minoan peoples<br />

in eastern Crete<br />

'street', the unroofed passage leading<br />

into a tholos tomb<br />

banqueting chamber in ancient buildings<br />

screen between the altar and the nave<br />

of the (Orthodox) church<br />

coffeehouse<br />

castle or fortified area<br />

church or chapel within a monastery<br />

vessel used for religious rituals<br />

young Ottoman soldiers, guards selected<br />

from Christian families and forced to<br />

convert to Islam<br />

the great hall of Minoan and Mycenaean<br />

palaces<br />

small stone house<br />

'old'<br />

the Virgin Mary<br />

Peak sanctuary - ancient mountain-top shrine<br />

Pithos - large storage jar<br />

Polis -<br />

town<br />

Prytaneion - council chamber<br />

Raki -<br />

strong alcoholic drink produced on Crete<br />

Rhyton - drinking horn, often in the form of an<br />

animal-head<br />

Spiti -<br />

house<br />

Temenos - sacred precinct<br />

Tholos - conical or beehive-shaped tomb<br />

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