Mount Juktas
A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas (Greek: Γιούχτας - Giouchtas), also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization. Located a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the megaron at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world. At the base of Juktas, at Anemospilia, is a site that has suggested to some that the Minoans practiced human sacrifice, but the evidence is currently somewhat in question.
| Mount Juktas | |
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Juktas is said to resemble the face of Zeus. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 811 m (2,661 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°13′57″N 25°8′37″E |
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Mount Juktas | |
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