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The artificial caves in the cliff of the Matala bay were created in the Neolithic Age. Matala was the port of Phaistos during the Minoan period. In the year 220 BC. Matala was occupied by the Gortynians and during the Roman period Matala became the port of Gortys . In the 1st and 2nd century the caves were used as tombs. One of the caves is called "Brutospeliana" because according to the legend it was frequented by the Roman general Brutus.
Matala was then a fishing village. In the 1960s the caves were occupied by Hippies which were later driven out. Now Matala is a small village living mainly from tourism.
When ZeusZeus Kronios (descendant of Cronus), or simply Zeus or Zdeus ( Greek ) or Dias (Greek ) ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Etymology Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the supreme god in Indo-Europ robbed the princess EuropaThis article is not about the daughter of Tityus and mother of Euphemus (by Poseidon), who was also named Europa. Europa and Zeus, on the Greek €2 coin In history and Greek mythology Europa is the woman for whom the continent of Europe is named. in the form of a white bull, he crossed the sea and brought her to the beach of Matala. There he changed into an eagleAquila ''Haliaeetus ''Pithecophaga ''Circaetus Scientists argue whether Accipitriformes are a separate order,or belong to the Falconiformes. Eagles are large birds of prey, which are found mainly in the Old World, with only two species ( Bald Eagle and Go and flew her to Gortys where he raped her.