Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex
Lycian (5th–4th c BCE)·Lycian Federation (Xanthian)·🇹🇷 Muğla Province, Turkey
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About Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex
Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian (5th–4th c BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian Federation (Xanthian). South annex of Letoon with Apollo Doric temple and Letras mosaic beyond Leto temple. Letoon Turkish inscription trilingual Leteo 337 BCE critical decipher.
Why it mattersKey Lycian Federation (Xanthian) hill site illustrating Anatolian settlement
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hellenistic urbanism
- 02Lycian federation cult
Theories
- 01Mountain defensive settlement
- 02Sanctuary federation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 550 BCE sacred spring; 375 BCE temples
- Period
- Lycian (5th–4th c BCE)
- Culture
- Lycian Federation (Xanthian)
- Purpose
- South annex of Letoon with Apollo Doric temple and Letras mosaic beyond Leto temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 550 BCE sacred spring; 375 BCE temples
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3300° N · 29.2900° E · 15 m · 3 mapped features
Letoon — Apollo Temple South Annex — Main Temple
templeMain pronaos and cella
36.3302° N · 29.2901° ELetoon — Apollo Temple South Annex — Stoa / Street
stoaColonnaded avenue
36.3298° N · 29.2902° ELetoon — Apollo Temple South Annex — Sanctuary Annex
annexAnnex shrine
36.3304° N · 29.2898° E