Cape Lithinon

{{Short description|Promontory at the southernmost point of Crete, Greece}}

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Cape Lithinon or Cape Lithino, Crete, Greece, is a promontory at the southernmost point of the island of Crete, south of Matala and west of Kaloi Limenes.{{cite book |last=Clutton |first=Elizabeth |last2=Kenny |first2=André |date=1976 |title=Crete |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Crete/3fscAAAAYAAJ |publisher=David & Charles |pages=35, 39 |isbn=9780715367896 |access-date=January 25, 2025}} It marks the southeastern limit of the Bay of Mesara. The promontory rises to about 390 m (Mt. Kefali) and drops off precipitously into the water to the south. It is located in Faistos municipality.

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It is one of the possible locations for Cape Charax, near which the Arab pirates landed in the 820s and began their conquest of the island.