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.

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Mount Latmus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
ancientName Latmos NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasFeature caves
rock shelters
rugged peaks
steep cliffs
hasMythologicalAssociation Endymion NERFINISHED
Selene NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Aegean coast NERFINISHED
Lake Bafa NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Caria NERFINISHED
locatedIn Asia Minor
Caria NERFINISHED
western Turkey NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Bafa Lake Nature Park NERFINISHED
locatedNear Gulf of Gökova NERFINISHED
Gulf of Latmus NERFINISHED
Lake Bafa NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Pausanias NERFINISHED
Strabo
mentionedIn ancient Greek literature
modernName Beşparmak Dağı NERFINISHED
mythRole meeting place of Selene and Endymion
place where Endymion slept eternally
nearbyAncientCity Heraclea under Latmus NERFINISHED
Latmus (ancient city) NERFINISHED
partOf Aegean Region of Turkey NERFINISHED
region Aydın Province NERFINISHED
Muğla Province NERFINISHED
timePeriodSignificance Byzantine period
Classical antiquity
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
Roman period
usedFor archaeological research
cultural tourism
hiking

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Heraclea at Latmus locatedNear Mount Latmus