The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΤαίναρον
- English todayTaenarum
From Ancient Greek Ταίναρον (Taínaron) (the Temple of Poseidon, around which the town was built), from Ταίναρος (Taínaros) (name of the temple's legendary founder).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.