Apollo Smintheion Travel pictures from Turkey by Günther Eichhorn

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The ancient city of Khrysa was famous for its 2^nd century Ionic temple dedicated to Apollo and its mice. When Cretan colonists came to the area, they consulted an oracle as to where to settle. the oracle told them to settle where 'the sons of the earth' attacked them. One morning they awoke, to find mice chewing their equipment. They decided to stay there and built a temple dedicated to Smintheion, Lord of the Mice and to Apollo.

View of the temple with the remaining columns. (576k)

One of the columns. (561k)

Part of the temple complex. (914k)

One of the buildings in the complex. (808k)

Carved column base. (701k)

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