Guide to the Dorian City of Lato, Crete, Greece

Modern Discovery and Excavations

Lato's ruins were discovered in the mid 19th century and first excavated by French archaeologists as the new century dawned. The significant remains show a thriving and cultured city with all the accompanying buildings and structures for civic government, entertainment, worship, domestic and military use. These include a theatre, public water storage, fortified walls, the agora and the temple of Eileithya (alt spellings Ilythia, Ilithia, Eilithia, Eilithya etc) the goddess of childbirth and child of Zeus and Hera.

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