Crete: An Odyssey Through Stamps


The Republic

 A 1904 issue of the Cretan Republic, this beautifully engraved stamp recalls the island's ancient glory with this Minoan cylinder seal showing Rhea, Great Goddess and mother of Zeus. Mt. Ida, Scott 74

Scott 74.

According to tradition, Zeus was born on Crete, in a cave on Mt. Ida.


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