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