Sideros

Sideros
Waters	Mediterranean Sea
Archipelago	Crete
Geographical location	35 ° 19 '7.5 "  N , 26 ° 18' 3"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 19 '7.5 "  N , 26 ° 18' 3"  E
length	38 m
width	32 m
surface	0.05 ha
Residents	uninhabited

Sideros ( Gr. Σίδερος ), also known as Strongylo ( Στρογγύλο ), is an uninhabited rock island 345 meters off the northeast tip of Crete . It belongs to the municipality of Sitia and thus to the Lasithi prefecture . The island is located immediately north of the Kyriamadi peninsula . The cape that forms the north-east point is also called Cape Sideros ( Ακρωτήριο Σίδερος ).

In ancient times the name of the cape was Samonion ( Σαμώνιον , Latin Sam (m) onium ) or Salmonion ( Σαλμώνιον ). Under the name Salmone ( Σαλμώνη ) it is mentioned in connection with Paul's sea ​​voyage to Rome in Acts 27:

“For many days we made slow progress and with difficulty we reached the height of Knídos , as the wind did not let us get there, we sailed around Crete near Salmóne, drove with great difficulty along Crete and reached a place called Kaloí Liménes, in his Close to the city of Lasaía . "

literature

• Edward Herbert Bunbury:  Samonium . In: William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London 1854.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ literally "Guthafen"
2. ↑ Acts 27.7  EU