Mount Tmolus
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Mount Tmolus is an ancient mountain in western Anatolia (modern Turkey) historically significant in Greek mythology and famed for its association with the Lydian kingdom and the city of Sardis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Tmolus canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ |
| ancientName | Tmolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientRegion | Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
ancient Greek poetry
ⓘ
works of classical geographers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegean Sea hinterland
ⓘ
Hermus River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pactolus River NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Sardis ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Cybele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | story of King Midas and the musical contest ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek culture
ⓘ
Lydian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forested areas
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of Lydian territory
ⓘ
landmark on routes between Sardis and the Aegean coast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile slopes
ⓘ
gold-bearing sands of the Pactolus River ⓘ viticulture in antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Manisa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Turkey ⓘ western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Greek mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman literature ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Bozdağ Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Bozdağ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | judging musical contest between Apollo and Pan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tmolus (mythical king of Lydia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aegean Region of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tmolus mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Pactolus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topographicType | mountain massif ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.