Telmessos (Caria)
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Telmessos or Telmessus, also Telmissos ( or Τελμισσός), was a city in Caria
. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language
.
There was a shrine dedicated to Daphne
in Telmessos.
Caria
Caria was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the Carian population in forming Greek-dominated states there...
. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language
Lycian language
Lycian language refers to the inscriptional language of ancient Lycia, populated by Lycians, as well as its presumed spoken counterpart.-The speakers:...
.
There was a shrine dedicated to Daphne
Daphne
Daphne was a female minor nature deity. Pursued by Apollo, she fled and was chased. Daphne begged the gods for help, who then transformed her into Laurel.-Overview:...
in Telmessos.