Khania

After this I became aware that the regal-looking woman called Khania, was always in the room, and that she seemed to be nursing Leo with great care and tenderness.

Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890

I had seen and heard too much, and this woman called Khania guessed that

Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890

We followed, and reached a room that seemed to be hewn from the rock above the gateway, where the woman called Khania left us.

Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Who was this lady whom the Guardian had called the Khania of Kaloon?

Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Other reminders of links between the Minoans and Egypt in the exhibition include the beetle votive figurine already mentioned and a scarab of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III from Kastelli, Khania.

Minoans in Manhattan 2008

It pleases me that the discoveries were made at Khania, a city of which I have fond memories; you can read more about the archeological digs in this interview with Maria Andreadaki-Vlasiki.

languagehat.com: NEW LINEAR A AND B TEXTS FOUND. 2005

I'll take the opportunity to note that the fruit is ultimately named for the Cretan town called Cydonia in ancient times, now known as Khania, a very nice place that I highly recommend to travelers.

languagehat.com: NEWS IN ANCIENT GREEK. 2004

Canea (Khania), Retimo, and a station at Sitia; 4 schools for boys and 2 for girls (Sisters of St. Joseph de l'Apparition).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Candia is the residence of the Greek Metropolitan of Crete, who has seven suffragan sees, Khania, Kisamos, Rethymnon (Retimo), Sitia, Lampa,

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

That evening and many others which followed it -- we never dined in the central hall again -- passed pleasantly enough, for the Khania made Leo tell her of England where he was born, and of the lands that he had visited, their peoples and customs.

Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890