Cape Malea, wild beauty or frightful abode?

The Aghia Eirini (Saint Irene) monastery at Cape Malea. Laconia, Peloponnese

Maleas means noise, clamor. It’s a cape that causes fear and terror to sailors and is considered amongst the most dangerous capes across the Mediterranean. Cape Maleas or Cavo Malias greatly inspired writers since the dawn of history and literature. Homer (Odyssey), Euripides (Cyclops, Helen, Orestes), Diodorus Siculus (Library), Titus Livius (The History of Rome), Herodotus,… Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε το Cape Malea, wild beauty or frightful abode?