The original Arabic name of Crete was Iqrīṭiš ( < ( της ) Κρήτης ), but after the Emirate of Crete's establishment of its new capital at ربض الخندق Rabḍ al-ḫandaq ( modern Iraklion ), both the city and the island became known as Χάνδαξ ( Khandhax ) or Χάνδακας ( Khandhakas ), which gave Latin and Venetian Candia, from which French Candie and English Candy or Candia.

Once continental Greece was free from Crete's dominance, the myth of the Minotaur worked to distance the forming religious consciousness of the Hellene poleis from Minoan beliefs.

* Annette Bingham, " Crete's Roman past: excavations yield antiquities from the Roman period ," History Today, November 1995

Bergé chose three Free French commandos Jacques Mouhot, Pierre Léostic and Jack Sibard, while Lieutenant Kostis Petrakis a local from Crete's special service joined them as civilian.

The island is visible from Crete's capital city of Heraklion, as it would have been in the time of the Minoan kingdom, from the capital of Knossos.

In Lycophron's Alexandra, Dardanus was said to wed Arisba from “ Crete's royal house ”.

Crete's only freshwater lake, Lake Kournas, is in the regional unit close to the border with Rethymno regional unit, 47 km from Chania.

Previously, such amenities had been unavailable to Crete's leprosy patients, as they mostly lived in the area's caves, away from civilization.

Duncan Mackenzie ( 1861 – 1934 ) was a Scottish archaeologist, whose work focused on one of the more spectacular 20th century archaeological finds, Crete's palace of Knossos, the supposed centre of Minoan civilisation.

Approximately 42 % live in Crete's main cities and towns whilst 45 % live in rural areas.

* 1905 – Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.

Professor Barry Powell has suggested she was Minoan Crete's Snake Goddess.

Crete's religious symbols included the dove, lily and double-headed ax.

Crete's only freshwater lake, Lake Kournas, is relatively large, with a perimeter of 3. 5 km.

Located on the west coast of Anatolia, the Aegean region has a fertile soil and a typically Mediterranean climate ; with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

The south and west coasts enjoy a typical Mediterranean climate, with mild rainy winters, and warm dry summers.

The mountains and coastal plain of northern Anatolia experiences humid and mild climate.

The shelter provided by these two mountainous ridges has produced a " micro climate " which provides relatively mild temperatures for the region and, coupled with the fertile glacial sedimentary soils on the valley floor, the region is conducive to growing vegetable and fruit crops.

To the south-west of this peninsula lies the Place Bonaparte, a quarter frequented chiefly by winter visitors attracted by the mild climate of the town.

The region is noted for its mild rainy climate and beautiful scenery.

While the coast of BC and certain valleys in the south-central part of the province have mild weather, the majority of BC's land mass experiences a cold winter temperate to subarctic climate similar to the rest of Canada.

As a result of Kuroshio Current ( also known as the Japan Current ), which crosses the North Pacific Ocean, coastal British Columbia has a mild, rainy oceanic climate.

The study of the Kgatleng district predicts that by 2050 the cycle of mild drought is likely to become shorter — 18 months instead of two years — due to climate change.

The climate is generally dry and mild, but with the exception of Naxos the soil is not very fertile: agricultural produce includes wine, fruit, wheat, olive oil, and tobacco.

Casablanca has a very mild Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).

Casablanca's climate is strongly influenced by the cool currents of the Atlantic Ocean which tends to moderate temperature swings and produce a remarkably mild climate with little seasonal temperature variation and a lack of extreme heat and cold.

It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate ( mild, wet winters and hot dry summers ) and wildfire, featuring summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, as contrasted with the associated soft-leaved, drought deciduous, scrub community of Coastal sage scrub, found below the chaparral biome.

As with the rest of the British Isles and South West England, the area experiences a maritime climate with warm summers and mild winters-this is particularly pronounced due to its position near the coast-extremes range from a record low of just in January 1987 up to a record high of during June 1976.

Similar to much of northwest Europe, Dublin experiences a maritime climate with mild winters, cool summers, and a lack of temperature extremes.

As with the rest of the British Isles, Enniskillen experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters.

: Subarctic oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfc ) moderated by North Atlantic Current ; long, mild, windy winters ; short, cool summers, damp in the South and West.

As with the rest of the British Isles and Scotland, Fair Isle experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters.

Gosford has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and mild winters.

As with the rest of the British Isles and Southern England, Hastings experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters.

As with the rest of the British Isles and Southern England, Hayling Island experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters.

Manning is in the I-95 corridor and attracts retirees looking for various recreational activities and mild climates.

The Costa Blanca generally mild and sunny weather attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from other European countries such as the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Norway or France and also from other parts in Spain like Madrid.

Thanks to stunning beaches and its mild climate year-long, Lasithi attracts many tourists.

Its mild climate attracts a good number of islanders tourists during the summer months.

Commercial fishing and food processing ( particularly sardine processing ) remain the primary industries of Kujūkuri, although the town is primarily known as a beach resort, from its seaside location and mild climate, and attracts more than million tourists each year.

She is not as beautiful as her mother, but has a mild, delicate prettiness which, together with her evident ability to feel gratitude, attracts the Vernons.