Crissa

Crissa or Krissa or Crisa or Krisa was a town in ancient Phocis [1]. Crissa was regarded as one of the most ancient cities in Greece [1]. It was situated inland a little southwest of Delphi, at the southern end of a projecting spur of Mount Parnassus [1]. It is mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad as the "divine Crissa" [1]. In the course of time the seaport town of Cirrha increased at the expense of Crissa; and the sanctuary of Pytho grew into the town of Delphi, which claimed to be independent of Crissa [1]. Cirrha was destroyed in the First Sacred War; but the fate of Crissa is uncertain [1]. As of the mid-19th century, ancient Crissa's ruins could still be seen at a short distance from the modern village of Chrisso, surrounding the church of the Forty Saints [1]. They consist of very ancient polygonal walls, still as high as 10 feet in some parts, and as broad as 18 feet on the northern side, and 12 feet on the western [1].