# Vrysinas peak sanctuary · Place

> Vrysinas peak sanctuary is a minoan peak sanctuary in the record of Cretan Hieroglyphic, placed to about 1 km. In Cretan Hieroglyphic.

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# Vrysinas peak sanctuary

[Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)[1 event][1 source][35.3000° N, 24.5200° E]

Vrysinas peak sanctuary is a minoan peak sanctuary in the record of Cretan Hieroglyphic, placed to about 1 km.

One event happened here: A four-sided prism seal is found at Vrysinas, the first inscription from western Crete, 2011.

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Placed from Approximate position of the Vrysinas summit south of Rethymno, from general reference; not checked against OpenStreetMap in this session. · Placed to about 1 km[Open the mystery's map](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic#map)

## In the mysteries

**Cretan Hieroglyphic**

1 event

[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)

## What happened here 1

2011[A four-sided prism seal is found at Vrysinas, the first inscription from western Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/events/EVT0DEDSFT6GR49/a-four-sided-prism-seal-is-found-at-vrysinas-the-first)

## Nearby within 500 km

[Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D1GG2HA1W4A/crete)

island

36 km E

[Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQHK10J5E5G/crete)

island

36 km E

[Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/places/PLC0DEDQR5AQ88P/crete)

island

36 km E

[Haghia Triada](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQHK0RR1BYQ/haghia-triada)

Minoan villa and town

36 km SE

[Phaistos](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D1GG29G16R8/phaistos)

Minoan palace site

38 km SE

[Phaistos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/places/PLC0DEDPZK8Z36E/phaistos)

Minoan palace site

38 km SE

## Sources 1

[VRY S (4/4) 01 - The First Hieroglyphic Inscription from Western Crete](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDHT1BKZYM/vry-s-4-4-01-the-first-hieroglyphic-inscription-from-western)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Vrysinas peak sanctuary [Place PLC0DEDQ7M4Z2B7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDQ7M4Z2B7
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Key

**PLC** 0DEDQ7M4Z2B7

Record

Place

Kind

Minoan peak sanctuary

Position

35.3000° N, 24.5200° E

Precision

About 1 km

Placed from

Approximate position of the Vrysinas summit south of Rethymno, from general reference; not checked against OpenStreetMap in this session.

In

[Cretan Hieroglyphic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic)

Version

1

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