Gergakome is an ancient sanctuary site situated in the rugged mountainous terrain of inland Caria (modern-day Aydın), specifically in the Deliktaş locality near the village of Alabayır, east of the Marsyas River (Çine Çayı). The site lies approximately 13 to 14 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Alabanda, with which it likely shared a … Read more
Lagina (modern day town of Turgut in Muğla province) was an ancient religious sanctuary in Caria, dedicated to the goddess Hekate. Administratively connected to the city of Stratoniceia by a 9-kilometer sacred road, Lagina has the only known monumental temple dedicated to Hekate in the ancient world. While Hekate was typically a minor or liminal … Read more
Sinuri was a local Carian sanctuary located approximately 15 km southeast of the ancient city of Mylasa (modern Milas) on a hill known as Asar Tepe. Unlike other major regional sites, Sinuri remained a distinctly indigenous cult center that was never syncretized with a Greek deity. Unlike Zeus Labraundos, Sinuri retained his indigenous name throughout … Read more
Labraunda was the principal extra-urban sanctuary of the Carian city of Mylasa (modern Milas), situated at an altitude of approximately 750 meters in the Latmos mountains. While functionally a religious center dedicated to Zeus Labraundos, it served simultaneously as a political assembly point for the Carian region, reaching its architectural apogee under the Hecatomnid dynasty … Read more
Amyzon is located in the northwestern corner of Caria, situated at an altitude of approximately 667 meters in the Latmos mountain range (modern Beşparmak Dağları). The site is isolated and mountainous, functioning as a bastion that naturally restricts circulation. It overlooks the plain of the Maeander River to the north and the Marsyas (Çine) River … Read more
