(Ταίναρον; Taínaron).
[1] Promontory, southernmost point of the Peloponnesus
(Ταίναρον/Taínaron, Ταίναρος/Taínaros; Lat. Taenarum, Taenaros). Promontory on the southern tip of a peninsula formed by the Taygetus, the southernmost point of the Peloponnesus, modern Tenaron or Matapan. It is a marble mountain of 5 km length (311 m height), without any bays on the rugged west side and with two bays dividing the east side (Ormos Aso…