cy lax ▁teach es ▁us ▁more ▁respect ing ▁its ▁site ; ▁it ▁places ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁D ict yn ne an ▁temple ▁of ▁Ar tem is ▁and ▁the ▁Per g am ian ▁district . ▁These ▁indic ations ▁agree ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁discovered ▁by ▁Robert ▁P ash ley ▁on ▁K ast ri ▁hill ▁between ▁the ▁existing ▁villages ▁Tem enia ▁and ▁Pap ad iana . ▁ ▁History ▁Its ▁history ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ate ▁settlement ▁of ▁L iss us , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Ag ia ▁E ir ini ▁G orge . ▁It ▁has ▁characteristics ▁of ▁other ▁Arch a ic ▁Period ▁hill top ▁for ts ▁such ▁as ▁L ato , ▁where ▁the ▁found ing ▁was ▁based ▁upon ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁safety ▁or ▁refuge . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁autonom ous ; ▁it ▁issued ▁its ▁own ▁co ins , ▁one ▁displaying ▁the ▁images ▁of ▁a ▁C ret an ▁wild ▁go at ▁and ▁a ▁be e ▁named ▁Tar ra . ▁Another ▁coin ▁dep icted ▁a ▁dol ph in ▁and ▁an ▁eight - ray ▁star . ▁E ly rus , ▁L iss us , ▁T arr ha , ▁and ▁Hy rt ac ina ▁had ▁an ▁established ▁mon et ary ▁union ▁when ▁they ▁joined ▁the ▁C ret an ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century   B CE . ▁Hy rt ac ina ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁C ret an ▁cities ▁that ▁al lied ▁with ▁E umen es