Historical Notice: Τhe well-known crest of the Most Serene Republic of Venice (the winged lion, symbol of Saint Mark), posed on the walls of Mylopotamo, perhaps during works of fortification carried out in 1565. Kythira was under Venetian rule from the early 13th century to 1797 (with brief intervals from 1269 to 1309 and from 1715 to 1719).
Notes: Photo Kostis Kallivretakis, 2006
Identification of the Coat-of-Arms: Leone di St Marco
Is Referenced By:
Charles Hopf, Chroniques Greco-Romanes inedites ou peu connues, publiees avec notes et tables genealogiques, Berlin 1873
F. Thiriet, «A propos de la seigneurie des Venier sur Cerigo», Studi Veneziani, 12/1970, p. 199-…
G.N.Leontsinis, The Island of Kythera: A Social History (1700-1863), Αθήνα 1987
Type:
Herald monument
Research Title:
Heraldic Monuments of Greece
Research Center:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Research Supervisor:
Leonidas Kallivretakis
Rights Holder:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Subjects:
Heraldic Monument
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Emblem
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