Elaea (promontory of Crete)

Elaea or Elaia ( _el. Ελαία) was the ancient name of a promontory on the northeast coast of Crete, Greece, which was mentioned by Ptolemy, (Ptol. v. 14. § 3), on which was a temple of Zeus Diktaios. The site is near the modern town of Palaikastron.

References

* Smith, William (editor); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064;query=id%3D%234859;layout=;loc=elaea-geo02 "Elaea"] , London, (1854)
* Richard Talbert, "Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World", (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 60