The Maniots "akos" is not to be confused with the Cretan "akis", which was introduced into Mani by the first Cretan refugees which fled there once the Ottomans eventually fully occupied Crete in 1669.
The Maniots "akos" is not to be confused with the Cretan "akis", which was introduced into Mani by the first Cretan refugees. These first Cretan refugees fled there. The Ottomans eventually fully occupied Crete in 1669.