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ID: 7010869
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7010869

 

Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Kíthira, Nísos (island)  Kíthira, Nísos (island)

Coordinates:
Lat: 36 15 05 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 36.2514  decimal degrees
Long: 023 01 05 E  degrees minutes   Long: 23.0181  decimal degrees

Note: Is the most southerly of the Ionian islands; was the mythological birthplace of Aphrodite, who was said to have emerged from the sea here; this was the ancient center of worship of this goddess.

Names:
Kíthira, Nísos (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Kithira (C,V)
Kythera (C,V)
Kýthéra (C,O)
Cythera (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
Cytherea (C,V)
Cerigo (C,O,English-P,U,N)
Cerigo (Greek (transliterated),U)
Kíthira island (C,O,display)
Kíthira (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
Kýthira, Nisí (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Kýthēra (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Kýthira (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Kýthira, Nísos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Nisí Kýthira (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Nísos Kíthira (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Nísos Kýthira (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Tsirígo (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Νησί Κύθηρα (NA,V,Greek,U)
Κύθηρα, Νησί (NA,V,Greek,U)
Κύθηρα (NA,V,Greek,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Ellás (nation)  ........  Ellás (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Attikí (region (administrative division))  ............  Attikí (region (administrative division)) (P,U)
Hierarchy of Kíthira, Nísos (island)  ................  Kíthira, Nísos (island) (P)

Place Types:
island (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Νησί Κύθηρα..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Κύθηρα, Νησί..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Κύθηρα..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Cerigo..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 237
Cythera..........  [BHA, VP]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 217
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Cytherea..........  [VP]
.................  Getty Museum, Collections [online] (2000-)
.................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Kíthira..........  [BHA, VP]
.................  Blue Guide: Greece (1981) 303
.................  Cambridge Encyclopedia (1990)
.................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) plate 82
.................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
Kithira..........  [VP]
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 347
Kíthira island..........  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Kíthira, Nísos..........  [VP Preferred]
.............................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.............................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Kýthéra..........  [BHA]
.................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Kythera..........  [GRLPSC]
.................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Kýthēra..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Kýthira..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Kýthira, Nisí..........  [VP]
..........................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Kýthira, Nísos..........  [VP]
.............................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Nisí Kýthira..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Nísos Kíthira..........  [VP]
..........................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Nísos Kýthira..........  [VP]
..........................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Tsirígo..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Subject: .....  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
..................  Blue Guide: Greece (1981) 303
..................  Cambridge Encyclopedia (1990)
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 217
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -820670
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 347; plate 82
..................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 237
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Getty Museum, Collections [online] (2000-)
..........  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)

 

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