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Tmolus

Mount Tmolus or Bozdağ is in "a mountain range on the south of Sardis, forming the watershed between the basins of the Hermus in the north and the Cayster in the south, and being connected in the east with Mount Messogis."

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Mount Tmolus or Bozdağ (Ancient Greek: Τμῶλος; Turkish: Bozdağ) is in "a mountain range on the south of Sardis, forming the watershed between the basins of the Hermus in the north and the Cayster in the south, and being connected in the east with Mount Messogis." It is named after Tmolus, King of Lydia. It is situated in Lydia in western Turkey with the ancient Lydian capital Sardis at its foot and Hypaepa on its southern slope. The mountain was "celebrated for its excellent wine-growing slopes. It was equally rich in metals; and the river Pactolus, which had its source in Mount Tmolus, at one time carried from its interior a rich supply of gold." The geography of Tmolus and the contest between Pan and Apollo, associated with the mythical Tmolus, son of Ares, are mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses, 11.168. Its peak is 2157 m.

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Location and names: Wikidata (CC0)

Places to Visit

Nearby places

The closest 8 places around Tmolus; sorted without regard to province borders.

Tempsis

Ancient City · Bayındır / İzmir6.6 km

Tateikome

Ancient City · Turgutlu / Manisa9.5 km

Parsada

Ancient City · Kemalpaşa / İzmir9.7 km

Troketta

Ancient City · Turgutlu / Manisa12 km

Tmolos

Ancient City · Ahmetli / Manisa18.1 km

Hypaepa

Ancient City · Ödemiş / İzmir21.1 km

Larisa

Ancient City · Bayındır / İzmir22.5 km

Mostene

Ancient City · Şehzadeler / Manisa24.3 km

Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.

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