Syrna ( grc, Σύρνα) was a town of
ancient Caria
Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the ...
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[ According to Greek mythology ]Podalirius
In Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podaleirius or Podaleirios ( grc, Ποδαλείριος) was a son of Asclepius.
Description
In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Podalirius was illustrated as ". . .sturdy, strong, haughty, and moody."
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, son of Asclepius
Asclepius (; grc-gre, Ἀσκληπιός ''Asklēpiós'' ; la, Aesculapius) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Religion in ancient Greece, Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis (lover of ...
founded the place.[Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § S593.17](_blank)
/ref> He named it after the Carian princess Syrna, daughter of Damaethus, whom he married her after he first healed her from a serious injury.
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Populated places in ancient Caria
Former populated places in Turkey
Marmaris District
History of Muğla Province
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