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Trysa or Tryssa was a town of ancient Lycia, located between Cyaneae and Myra. [1] It has been archaeologically examined, and among the finds are Lycian tombs, most notably the Heroon of Trysa. [2] Greek inscriptions which were found there show that there was a cult of Zeus Eleutherios and of Helios at Trysa. [3] The town was also inhabited during the Byzantine period and there was a church on the acropolis. [3]

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Its site is located near the modern town of Gölbaşı, Asiatic Turkey. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN   978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. Stillwell, Richard; MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland, eds. (1976). "Trysa". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press.
  3. 1 2 The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, TRYSA Lycia, Turkey
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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