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The myth of youth Hermias and his dolphin at Iasos in Caria

Author: Mehmet Turgut

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Iasos (Iasus or Iassus), an ancient city of Caria in the southwestern corner of Asia Minor, is situated on the north side of the Iasian or Bargylian gulf between Poseidion and the peninsula of Myndus and was occupied from the Early Bronze Age until the sixteenth century A.D. (Fig. 1; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iasus,_Caria, http://images.google.com.tr/images?ndsp=20&um=1&hl=tr&q=iasos+and+map&start=0&sa=N) [1, 2]. After the Sicilian expedition of the Athenians, Iasus was attacked by the Spartans and then it was compelled by the Romans to restore it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iasus,_Caria). The site lies on a small island close to mainland at the modern village of Kıyı Kışlacık (Asın Kale or Asın Kurin), Milas, Muğla, Turkey. It has been excavated by an Italian expedition team, originally directed by Doro Levi (http://www.misart.it). …

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Title: The myth of youth Hermias and his dolphin at Iasos in Caria
Author: Mehmet Turgut
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0963-y