Syrna
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 36.721, 28.197
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Caria, in modern-day Turkey
History
Syrna and Syrnos/Syrnus was a town of ancient Caria. According to Greek mythology Podalirius, son of Asclepius founded the place. He named it after the Carian princess Syrna (Σύρνα), daughter of Damaethus, whom he married her after he first healed her from a serious injury.