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Guardian of Cyprus

Presenting the Kantara Castle, the easternmost of the three castles situated on the Kyrenia Mountain range in the island of Cyprus.It is believed that the Byzan...
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Presenting the Kantara Castle, the easternmost of the three castles situated on the Kyrenia Mountain range in the island of Cyprus.It is believed that the Byzantines built the castle in the 10th century as a lookout post against raiding Arabs.

There is also a myth widely believed, regarding the workers who were building the castle. When time came to get paid for their hard work, were thrown by the queen at the time from the window of her room. It is believed that this was done because the queen did not have enough money to pay the workers. Eventually, she committed suicide by jumping from the same window.

St. Hilarion supposedly visited the castle of Kantara in order to free the castle from the queen's evil spirit, that according to the villagers haunted the place. According to the myth, eventually St. Hilarion explained people that there are no evil spirits in castles but evil thoughts in people's hearts.
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