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{{Short description|Mountain range of east Crete, Greece.}}

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| range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}Dikti or Dicte () (also Lasithiotika Ori; “Lasithian Mountains”; anciently, Aigaion oros () or )BARRINGTON, 61, is a mountain range on the east of the island of Crete in the regional unit of Lasithi. On the west it extends to the regional unit of Heraklion.According to some versions of Greek mythology, Zeus was reared on this mountain in a cave called Dictaeon Antron (Psychro Cave). On the north of the main massif, the Lasithi Plateau is located. The topology of the mountain range is rich with plateaus (Lasithi, Katharo, Omalos Viannou, Limnakaro), valleys and secondary peaks. Some important peaks are Spathi (2,148 m) (the highest point), Afentis Christos/Psari Madara (2,141 m), Lazaros (2,085 m), Madara (1,783 m), Skafidaras (1,673 m), Katharo Tsivi (1,665 m), Sarakino (1,588 m), Afentis (1,571 m), Selena (1,559 m), Varsami (1,545 m), Toumpa Moutsounas (1,538 m), Platia Korfi (1,489 m), Mahairas (1,487 m), Virgiomeno Oros (1,414 m). The main massif forms a horseshoe around the valley of Selakano. Large parts of the mountain area, including the Selakano valley, are forested with pines (Pinus brutia), Kermes oaks (Quercus coccifera), cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), Holm Oaks (Quercus ilex) and Cretan Maples (Acer sempervirens). The fertile valleys and plateaus of Dikti/Dicte are of significant importance in the local economy.The dominant feature of Dikti is the Lasithi Plateau, the largest plateau in Crete. It is a place with a long history. Diktaion Antron, is located here, a cave in which — according to one legend — Zeus was born.BOOK, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, c. 1873, John Murray,www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DZ%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dzeus-bio-1, William Smith,

Gallery

File:Snow Covered Dikti Summit Spathi.jpg|Spathi summitFile:Lasithi-55.jpg|View of gorge in DiktiFile:Lasithi-60.jpg|View of gorge in DiktiFile:Lasithi-61.jpg|View of Lasithi plateau File:Katharo plateau 10.jpg|Landscape in Katharo plateauFile:Katharo plateau 12.jpg|Landscape in Katharo plateauFile:Katharo plateau 14.jpg|Road in KatharoFile:Katharo plateau 15.jpg|Road in KatharoFile:Katharo plateau 16.jpg|View of Katharo plateauFile:Katharo plateau 18.jpg|Landscape in Katharo plateauFile:Katharo plateau 2.jpg|View of KatharoFile:Katharo plateau 3.jpg|View of KatharoFile:Katharo plateau 4.jpg|Landscape in Katharo plateauFile:Katharo plateau 7.jpg|Tree in Katharo plateauFile:Lisitsa-24.jpg|A flock of sheep in DiktiFile:Iris cretensis.jpg|Iris cretensisFile:Ophrys episcopalis2.jpg|Ophrys episcopalisFile:Papilio machaon σε anchusa azurea.jpg|Papilio machaon on Anchusa azurea{{Clear|left}}

See also

• Britomartis
• Diktynna
• Dittany

References

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External links

• Greek Mountain Flora {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910144714greekmountainflora.info/crete/ |date=2021-09-10 }}

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