In classical antiquity, Phrygia (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ i ə / FRIJ-ee-ə; Ancient Greek: Φρυγία, Phrygía) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River.After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires of the time. Stories of the heroic age of Greek mythology tell of several legendary Phrygian kings:

Attis (/ ˈ æ t ɪ s /; Greek: Ἄττις, also Ἄτυς, Ἄττυς, Ἄττης) was the consort of Cybele, in Phrygian and Greek mythology.. His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis castrating himself. Attis was also a Phrygian vegetation deity.His self-mutilation, death, and resurrection represents the fruits of the earth, which die in ...

The Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great who is said to have cut the knot in 333 BC. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem (untying an impossibly tangled knot) solved easily by finding an approach to the problem that renders the perceived constraints of the problem moot ("cutting the Gordian …

Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in the Hellenistic period, many of the territories which were conquered by Alexander the Great were Hellenized; under the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) …

Montanism (/ ˈ m ɒ n t ə ˌ n ɪ z əm /), known by its adherents as the New Prophecy, was an early Christian movement of the late 2nd century, later referred to by the name of its founder, Montanus. Montanism held views about the basic tenets of Christian theology similar to those of the wider Christian Church, but it was labelled a heresy for its belief in new prophetic revelations.

Tripolis ad Maeandrum, an ancient city In Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia, Caria and Phrygia; Tripolis (Pontus), an ancient Greek city in the Pontus region of Turkey Tirebolu, the modern city in Giresun Province, Turkey, taking its name from and located on the site; United States

Mysia (UK / ˈ m ɪ s i ə /, US / ˈ m ɪ ʒ ə / or / ˈ m iː ʒ ə /; Greek: Μυσία; Latin: Mysia; Turkish: Misya) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey).It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara.It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lydia on the south, Aeolis on the southwest, Troad on the ...

Midas (/ ˈ m aɪ d ə s /; Greek: Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom several myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.. The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold.This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas touch.

Arzawa was a region and a political entity (a "kingdom" or a federation of local powers) in Western Anatolia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BC (roughly from the late 15th century BC until the beginning of the 12th century BC). The core of Arzawa is believed to be along the Kaystros River (now known as Küçük Menderes River), with its capital at Apasa, later known …

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