Chytri

Chytri

Χύτροι
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Location	Cyprus
Region	Nicosia District
Coordinates	35°15′07″N 33°29′41″E / 35.251979°N 33.494769°E / 35.251979; 33.494769

Chytri (or Khytri, Greek: Χύτροι) was one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus in antiquity. It was located in the centre of the island, in the territory of Chytraea, west of Mesaoria. Today the modern town of Kythrea (Kyrka) has preserved the ancient name.

Ancient history

After 1200 B.C. and after the Trojan war many Greek immigrants led by Chytros, son of Alexander and grandson of the Athenian Akamas,

Later forms of the name are Cythraia, Cythereia, Cythroi, Chytrides; according to the late Greek work of Sakellarios (Kypriaka, 2nd ed., 202–205) Kyrka should be Cythera or Cythereia; he identifies Chytri with Palo-Kythro, a village with ruins two hours south of Kyrka.^[3][4] However, the historical texts mention only one town.

Middle Ages

Chytri was at an early date an episcopal see.

St. Demetrian

, 885-912 (?).

The Greek, i.e. Orthodox, see of similar title was suppressed in 1222 by

while the islands was a Latin crusader kingdom.

See also

• List of ancient Greek cities

References