"Tainaron" redirects here. For the novel, see Tainaron (novel).
"Taenarum" redirects here. For the town of ancient Laconia on the peninsula, see Taenarum (town).
For the World War II battle, see Battle of Cape Matapan. For the 1771 battle, see Battle of Matapan.
Cape Matapan.Location of Cape Matapan.
Cape Matapan (Greek: Κάβο Ματαπάς, Maniot dialect: Ματαπά), also called Cape Tainaron or Taenarum (Greek: Ακρωτήριον Ταίναρον), or Cape Tenaro, is situated at the end of the Mani Peninsula, Greece. Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece, and the second southernmost point in mainland Europe. It separates the Messenian Gulf in the west from the Laconian Gulf in the east.
Cape Taenarum in classical antiquity was the site of the city of Taenarum (Ancient Greek: Ταίναρον), now in ruins. In ancient Greek mythology the eponymous founder-hero of the city was Taenarus (Ταίναρος), who was credited with establishing the city's important temple of Poseidon.
Greeks used the proverb Tainarian evil (Ancient Greek: Ταινάριον κακόν), meaning a great and unlawful evil affecting suppliants, for the Spartans killed the Helots who had fled into Tainaron and were suppliants in the temple of Poseidon.[1][2][3]
CapeMatapan (Greek: Κάβο Ματαπάς, Maniot dialect: Ματαπά), also called Cape Tainaron or Taenarum (Greek: Ακρωτήριον Ταίναρον), or Cape Tenaro, is situated...
The Battle of CapeMatapan (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Ταινάρου) was a naval battle during the Second World War between the Allies, represented by the navies...
The Battle of Matapan, also known as the Battle of CapeMatapan, took place on 19 July 1717 off the CapeMatapan, on the coast of the Mani Peninsula, now...
the war, she participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in November 1940 and the Battle of CapeMatapan in March 1941 where she was damaged by a torpedo...
the rest of the war in the Mediterranean was fought." The Battle of CapeMatapan was fought off the coast of the Peloponnese in southern Greece from 27...
along with her three sister ships. The ship took part in the Battle of CapeMatapan in late March 1941. During the battle, she was disabled by a British...
July 1940, the Battle of Taranto in November 1940, and the Battle of CapeMatapan in March 1941. In the last engagement, Zara and her sister ships Fiume...
Matapan may refer to: CapeMatapan, southernmost point of mainland Greece Battle of CapeMatapan, naval battle of 1941 Battle of Matapan, naval battle...
mainland Greece (after CapeMatapan) and once featured one of the largest light-houses in the Mediterranean. The seas around the cape are notoriously treacherous...
first fleet action of the war in the Mediterranean was the Battle of CapeMatapan. It was a decisive Allied victory, fought off the Peloponnesus coast...
Battle of Calabria in July 1940, Battle of Cape Spartivento in November, and ultimately the Battle of CapeMatapan in March 1941. In the last engagement,...
of water, approximately 60 miles (50 nmi; 100 km) south-southwest of CapeMatapan, Greece. Fireman Richard John Harding was killed during the first torpedo...
producing the intelligence credited with Allied victory at the Battle of CapeMatapan. In 1941, Knox broke the Abwehr Enigma. By the end of the war, Intelligence...
extensive action during World War II, including the battles of Cape Spartivento and CapeMatapan in November 1940 and March 1941, respectively. Trieste was...
Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers during attacks such as the Battle of CapeMatapan. By autumn 1940, it had been recorded as having shot down ten Italian...
in Albania down the coast of the mainland to CapeMatapan. On the South. A line from CapeMatapan to Cape Passero, the Southern point of Sicily. On the...
Mediterranean Sea, including at the battles of Calabria, Cape Spartivento, and CapeMatapan in July and November 1940 and March 1941, respectively. She...
type was much used in the Mediterranean, participating in the Battle of CapeMatapan, the Second Battle of El Alamein, as well as the landings at Sicily and...
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