protected by their fleet. Around 1450 BCE, the villa was burned along with all of the other major sites in Crete except for Knossos. These events are generally interpreted as an interest in ruling the island by Mycenaean Greeks. As the name Amnisos evidences the pre-Greek -ssos suffix, they probably took the name as it was. Archaic and Classical history Amnisos was noted in ancient Greek history, noted by several authors. It was described as the harbour of Knossos, and was situated at the mouth of a river also named Amnisos. It possessed a sanctuary of Eileithyia, and the nymphs of the river, called Amnisabes (Ἀμνισιάβες) and Amnisides (Ἀμνισίδες), were sacred to this goddess. Notes See also List of ancient Greek cities References Matz, Friedrich, The Art of Crete and Early Greece, 1st published in 1962. Chadwick, John, Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 1973, Chadwick, John, The Mycenaean World, Cambridge University Press, 1976, hard, 0 521 29037 6 paper External links Swindale, Ian, Minoan Crete Amnissos page The Tsunami Caused by the Prehistoric Eruption of Thera, Thera Foundation The Amnisos Gardens, Foundation of the Hellenic World Walberg, Gisela, Space and Perspective in Minoan Art Heraklion (regional unit) Minoan sites in Crete Populated places in ancient Crete Former populated places in Greece Port settlements in ancient Crete Knossos