Kranaya [1] ( Greek Κραναή ), Marathonisi [1] ( Μαραθονήσι ) is an island in Greece , in the western part of Lakonikos Gulf opposite Yition on the eastern coast of the Mani Peninsula in Laconia . It belongs to the Anatoliki-Mani community in the peripheral unit of Laconia in the periphery of the Peloponnese .
| Crane | |
|---|---|
| Greek Κραναή | |
 View from Yition | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | |
| Population | 0 pax (2011) |
| Location | |
| Water area | Laconicos |
| A country |
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| Periphery | Peloponnese |
| Peripheral unit | Laconia |
The name Kranaya comes from other Greek. κρᾰναός "solid, rocky, rocky, steep." The name Marathonisi comes from μάραθος “ fennel, ” a plant that grows on the island.
Homer says that having abducted Elena the Beautiful , Paris was first combined with her on this island [2] . Pausanias mentions the island [3] .
In 1829, the Maniotes built the Tsanetakis Tower on the island. In 1873, a 23-meter stone lighthouse was built from Cape Tenarona [4] . In 1898, the island was connected to the mainland by a dam .
On the island there is the church of Agios Petros (St. Peter).
Tsanetakis Tower on the island of Kranai
Lighthouse on the island of Kranay
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Cranae // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 352.
- ↑ Homer . The Iliad. III, 445
- ↑ Pausanias . Description of Hellas. III, 22, 1
- ↑ Αθανάσιος Αναστασόπουλος. Φάρος της Κραναής. Περιγραφή (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment February 22, 2018.