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Psychium

Town on the south coast of ancient Crete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Psychium or Psychion (Ancient Greek: Ψύχιον),[1][2] or Psycheium or Psycheion (Ψυχήιον),[3] also known as Psychea (Ψύχεα or ψυχέα),[4] was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete on a promontory of the same name. Ptolemy between the mouths of the rivers Massalia and Electra.[1] According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located on the south coast of Crete, 12 stadia west of Sulia and 150 stadia from Lamon.[4]

The site of Psychium is located near modern Agios Pavlos, east of Cape Melissa.[3][5]

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