Pelcis Explained

Pelcis or Pelkis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πελκις) was a town of ancient Crete.^[1] It is mentioned in a theorodokoi decree dated to .^[2]

Its site is tentatively located near modern Kontokynigi.

References

35.2757°N 23.6683°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen . An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. limited . 2004. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-814099-1. Crete. 1182.
2. https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/237934 BCH 45 (1921) 1; col. III line 104