Pharae (Crete) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pharae (Ancient Greek: Φαραί) was an ancient city in Crete, Greece. The city was founded by the city of Pharae in Messenia and named for it.[1][2] ↑ William Smith (1891). A Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography (21st ed.). London: John Murray. p. 553. Retrieved August 20, 2018. ↑ William Hazlitt (1851). The Classical Gazetteer. Vol. p. 270. This article about a location in ancient Crete is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles