Re: KITTOS of Cyprus
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Re: KITTOS of Cyprus
Fran Aitkens 1/03/01
Kittos (of Cyprus) is actually a variant of Kittim. Kittim was the progenitor of Cyprus. In the Bible, in Genisis:
"...And the sons of Javan; Elisha, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim."
Javan was the Father of the 4 Greek nations: Elisha (Greece), Tarshish (Crete), Kittim (Cyprus), and Dodanim (the Dodecanese islands.) The Phonecians knew the land of Kittim as "Kty" (they don't have many vowels in their alphabet.)
I don't know if Kitto is connected with Kittos/Kittim. Please see my other post about Kittos of Cyrpus. A person by the name of "Kittos" was my grandfather's godfather.