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ANO VIANNO (Village) HERAKLIO
From Pirgos to Ano Viannos it is 35km. The scenery is pleasant, but
the drive is long and tiresome. Ano Viannos is 65km southeast of Iraklion on the
road Iraklion - Arkalohori - Ano Viannos. In the wider area of Viannos there are
Byzantine churches, Minoan remainders and clean beaches. The famous early twentieth
century journalist, Yannis Kondilakis, came from this village . During World War
II, the Germans killed 400 women and children and razed the villages of the area.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains image.
ARVI (Village) VIANNO
Arvi is a small fishing village on the coast that is surrounded by
hot houses. In the area there are Byzantine churches, a war monument, and a pleasant
beach.
EBAROS (Village) HERAKLIO
The village of Embaros is 51km southeast of Iraklion, on the road
to Ano Viannos. Embaros was the largest village of Pediada during the Venetian
occupation, a fact which can be supported by the many Byzantine churches in the
area.
KATO SYMI (Village) VIANNO
Kato Simi is 77km southeast of Iraklion, 12km east of Ano Viannos.
The wider area of Kato Simi has a very interesting Peak Sanctuary high on the
forested south side of Mount Dikte, and some interesting Byzantine churches.
ARKADES (Ancient city) VIANNO
Arcadia (Arkadia; Arkades, Steph. B. probably Eth.), a city of Crete, which in Hierocles is placed between Lyctus and Cnossus; but in Kiepert's map appears on the coast of the gulf of Didymoi Kolpoi. It disputed the claims of Mt. Ida to be the birthplace of Zeus. The Arcadians were first allies of Cnossus, but afterward joined Lyctus. (Pol. iv. 53.) According to Theophrastus, when the town fell into the hands of enemies the springs ceased to flow; when recovered by the inhabitants they resumed their course (Senec. Quaest. Nat. iii. 2; Plin, xxxi. 4).
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
VIANNOS (Ancient city) HERAKLIO
Biennus (Biennos: Eth. Biennios: Vianos), a small city of Crete which
the coast-describer (Geogr. Graec. Minor. ed. Gail, vol. ii. p. 495) places at
some distance from the sea, midway between Hierapytna and Leben, the most eastern
of the two parts of Gortyna. The Blenna of the Peutinger Table, which is placed
at 30 M. P. from Arcadia, and 20 M. P. from Hierapytna, is no doubt the same as
Biennus. In Hierocles, the name of this city occurs under the form of Bienna.
The contest of Otus and Ephialtes with Ares is said to have taken place near this
city. (Homer, Il. v. 315; Steph. B. s. v.) From this violent conflict the city
is said to have derived its name. Mr. Pashley, in opposition to Dr. Cramer, who
supposes that certain ruins said to be found at a considerable distance to the
E. of Haghii Saranta may represent Biennus, fixes the site at Vianos, which agrees
very well with the indications of the coast-describer. (Pashley, Travels, vol.
i. p. 267.)
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited July 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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