« Nay to the jaws of Taenarus too he came,
Of Dis the infernal palace, and the grove,
Grim with a horror of great darkness – came,
Entered, and faced the Manes and the King
Of terrors, the stone heart no prayer can tame. »
– Virgil, Georgics, Book IV
On the isthmus of Cape Matapan (also named Cape Tainaron), Porto Kagio (Πόρτο Κάγιο) is a small village, Marmari (Μαρμάρι) a hamlet. Kokkinogia (Κοκκινόγεια) has only a few buildings. I did not go to Paliros (Παλιρός) which seems to have a guesthouse.
