Once
upon a time, the queen of Egypt traveled to the south coast of Crete, because
she wanted to go on a tour round the island, setting off from that side, as she
had been told that it was beautiful. So, she firstly arrived to a small picturesque
harbor of the south-coastal area, known for its healing waters, the Apollon
temple, as well as for the temple of the
famous doctor of antiquity ,Asclepius.
The Egyptian queen always used to
carry two guards with her during her
journeys: a male and a female lion, just for her protection. But it is said
that for this specific tour in Crete, she would take with her only the female
one, due to the rumors that the islanders were friendly and hospitable. As a
consequence she would leave the male one
in the small harbor and before she left for home, she would take it again with
her to Egypt. So, as the male lion was waiting for his mistress for several
days, it became the guard of that small village. But day after day , the lion
was standing still, up to the moment that it became a big rock.
Even nowadays,
that rock is still standing there and is protecting the village from strong
winds. The inhabitants of the village, in the honor of that strange lion, they
called the region Lentas and up to date this name has remained.
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