Located in the Rethymno regional unit, Ida was sacred to the Titaness Rhea in Greek mythology.

An archaeobotanical study was conducted that looked at the different plant bases in Minoan villas during the Neo-palatial time period in Crete.

There was a rich range of food plants that were found to contain essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein and sources of vitamins.

It, along with the access road through Halasia Gorge, and the starting point at Krousonas, has been defined as a Natura 2000 protected area[Note 1] Zominthos is a plateau that is located in the northern foothills of Mount Ida.

[20] It may have served as the site of an oracle, symbolized by the frequent depiction of a tripod on coins of nearby Axos, which presumably controlled the territory around the cave.

His head was of gold, his arms and breast of silver, his lower abdomen brass, and below that he was of iron except that his right foot was of clay, upon which all his weight bore.