Mount Sipylus
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Mount Sipylus is an ancient mountain in western Turkey traditionally associated with Greek myth, especially the story of Niobe’s transformation into stone.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Tmolus | 1 |
| Sipylus | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Sipylos
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Sipylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLegend |
throne of Tantalus
ⓘ
weeping stone of Niobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1513 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalType | mountain massif ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hittite rock reliefs
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Karabel relief NERFINISHED ⓘ Niobe rock NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeological remains ⓘ rock face resembling a weeping woman ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Gulf of Izmir
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ⓘ
city of Manisa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Niobe’s transformation into stone
ⓘ
association with Greek mythology ⓘ rock formation identified with Niobe ⓘ story of Niobe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
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Asia Minor ⓘ Manisa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ western Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
writings of Pausanias
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ⓘ
writings of Strabo ⓘ |
| modernProtectedArea | Spil Mountain National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Niobe
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Pelops NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Izmir
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Manisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Gediz River valley
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ⓘ
Hermus River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tmolus mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance |
Ancient Greek period
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Hittite period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
hiking destination
ⓘ
pilgrimage site for Niobe myth ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | tentative list site (cultural landscape around Manisa and Mount Sipylus) ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mount Tmolus