Cydonia (ancient Greece)

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Cydonia or Kydonia was an important city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. It is at the site of the modern-day Greek city of Chania. In legend Cydonia was founded by King Cydon, a son of Hermes and of Akakallis, the daughter of King Minos.

Cydonians are briefly mentioned in book 12 of the Aeneid, where their excellent skill with the bow is used in an extended Virgilian simile describing the Fury's descent to Juturna.

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Aristocles (5th century BC) sculptor
Kresilas (5th century BC) sculptor

Cydonia (ancient Greece)

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