Mount Latmus

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Mount Latmus is a mountain in western Turkey historically significant in ancient Greek mythology and geography, particularly associated with the region of Caria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mount Latmus canonical 7
Mount Latmus region 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
ancientName Latmos
linked to: Latmos Mountains
associatedWith Greek mythology
ancient Greek geography
country Turkey
culturalSignificance important site for Carian culture
important site for early Christian monasticism
geologicalType granite massif
hasArchaeologicalSite Byzantine monasteries
prehistoric rock paintings
rock-cut tombs
sanctuary of Endymion
hasFeature caves
rock shelters
rugged peaks
steep cliffs
hasMythologicalAssociation Endymion
Selene
hasViewOf Aegean coast
Lake Bafa
historicalRegion Caria
locatedIn Asia Minor
Caria
western Turkey
linked to: Western Anatolia
locatedInProtectedArea Bafa Lake Nature Park
locatedNear Gulf of Gökova
Gulf of Latmus
Lake Bafa
mentionedBy Pausanias
Strabo
mentionedIn ancient Greek literature
modernName Beşparmak Dağı
mythRole meeting place of Selene and Endymion
place where Endymion slept eternally
nearbyAncientCity Heraclea under Latmus
linked to: Heraclea at Latmus

Latmus (ancient city)
linked to: Heraclea at Latmus
partOf Aegean Region of Turkey
linked to: Aegean Region
region Aydın Province
Muğla Province
timePeriodSignificance Byzantine period
Classical antiquity
Hellenistic period
Roman period
usedFor archaeological research
cultural tourism
hiking

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heraclea at Latmus locatedNear Mount Latmus
Endymion associatedPlace Mount Latmus
Latmian Gulf near Mount Latmus
Latmian Gulf shoreFeatures Mount Latmus region
linked to: Mount Latmus
sanctuary of Endymion near Mount Latmus
Latmus Mountains alsoKnownAs Mount Latmus
Gulf of Latmus near Mount Latmus