Greek Mythology Notes
An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.
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Mount Ida
Crete
Mount Ida was the highest peak in Crete, home to the cave where the infant Zeus was hidden from his father Kronos and raised in secret by nymphs and the Kouretes.
Two different caves on Crete claim to be the birthplace of Zeus — the Idaean Cave on Mount Ida and the Dictaean Cave on Mount Dicte — and the debate has lasted over 2,500 years.