Gnossus
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CNOSSUS, Knossos, or Gnossus, an ancient city of Crete, on the left bank of the Caeratus, a small stream which falls into the sea on the north side of the island.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
A figured dance succeeds; such once was seen In lofty Gnossus for the Cretan queen, Form'd by Daedalean art; a comely band Of youths and maidens, bounding hand in hand.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
But Epimenides refused all compensation, and only required, as an acknowledgment of what he had done, that there should be perpetual peace between the Athenians and the people of Gnossus, his native city.
From Lives of the Necromancers by Godwin, William
But the fame of even Schliemann's discoveries has been somewhat dimmed by the excavations made since 1900 A.D. on the site of Gnossus, the ancient capital of the island of Crete.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
Then all the peaks of Gnossus kindled red Beckoning afar unto the sinking sun, he thro' the vaporous west plunged to his bed, Sunk, and the day was done.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
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