place
Dicte
also: Dictaean
A mountain in Crete; 'the Dictaean fields' are Crete, where Jupiter set down Europa, and a 'Dictaean sire' is a Cretan hound.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §3.38 Dictaean fields
Crete: Mount Dicte in Crete, where Jupiter set Europa down after carrying her across the sea.