Carians
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The Carians were the ancient inhabitants of Caria in southwest Anatolia, who spoke the Carian language.
Location of Caria within the classical regions of Asia Minor
Carian soldier of the Achaemenid army c. 480 BC. Tomb of Xerxes I.
Ancient copy of the cult image of a local Hellenistic goddess as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias
Archaeologists studying a Carian tomb in Milas, Beçin.
Leleges
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The Leleges were an aboriginal people of the Aegean region, before the Greeks arrived. They were distinct from another pre-Hellenic people of the region, the Pelasgians. The exact areas to which they
Carians
…invoking Hecate, such as Hecataeus or Hecatomnus, the father of Mausolus, are attested in Caria. The Carians were often linked by Greek writers to the Leleges, but the exact nature of the relationship between Carians and Leleges remains mysterious. The two groups seem to have been distinct, but later intermingled…
The Lady of Ephesus, 1st century AD, Ephesus Archaeological Museum
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne
Io changed into a cow, Mercury cuts of Argus's head