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	The Photography of Nicolas Sapieha: Turkey's Lycian Coast
		Rhodian possession of Caunus, along with all of Lycia, was granted by the Roman Senate in 189 B.C. in return for assistance Rhodes had provided in Rome's war with Antiochus III of Syria.
		The Turkish coast is geologically active, and the filling in of a harbor or the submergence of ancient coastal buildings may also have resulted from the shifting of plates deep beneath the earth's surface.
		An inscription at Caunus records that fish were among the city's exports, along with figs, salt, resin, and slaves.
	www.he.net /~archaeol/online/features/sapieha/turkey/turkey1.html (1431 words)

	Byblis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She fell in love with Caunus, her brother.
		Other stories say that Caunus fell in love with her back before disappearing and breaking Byblis' heart, but she still dies, hanging herself with her girdle.
		There is also a version where Caunus instigates the incest, but Byblis still seems to return his affection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Byblis (171 words)

	Travel Guide To Turkey, Travel, turkey, GUIDE MARTINE,Turkey, Guide, Guide Martine, istanbul, Martine, turkey photos, ...
		According to Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, the story of the founding of Caunus goes as follows: Miletus, the son of Phoebus (Apollo) and founder of the city of Miletus, loved the nymph Cyanee, the daughter of the river god Meander, who gave birth to the twins Byblis and Caunus noted for their beauty.
		Caunus was a wealthy city but gained an unhealthy reputation because the locals contracted malaria which was rife due to the proliferation of mosquitoes.
		The decline of Caunus, which was once upon the sea, was caused by the progressive silting up of its harbour which made it dangerous for ships.
	www.guide-martine.com /aegean10.asp (3788 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 520 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One tradition is, that Caunus loved his sister with more than brotherly affection, and as he could not get over this feeling, he quitted his father's home and Miletus, and settled in Lycia.
		In this sleep she was made an immortal Hamadryas ; and the little stream which came down that rock was called by the neighbouring people the tears of Byblis.
		The town of Byblus in Phoenicia is said to have derived its name from her.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0529.html (1023 words)

	Patterns in Metamorphoses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the story of Byblis and Caunus, Byblis is the sister of Caunus, and she has fallen in love with Caunus.
		Caunus gets angered at the thought of incest and she confronted him again in person.
		He flees the scene and builds a new city in a foreign land, causing grief and she runs into the forest and transforms into a river of tears.
	english.edgewood.edu /eng276hunter/_disc10/000000bd.htm (322 words)

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		A tale of explanation for the origins of a famous spring and the sacrilegious lust of a sister for her brother that led to its creation.
		In fact, the girl at first was unaware of what fire burned in her; again, again, she kissed her brother, twined her arms around his neck--but she could see no sin in that; she did not know that love can play the part of simple fondness--she deceived herself.
		Beyond those woods, you, Byblis, weary of your long pursuit of Caunus, fell; and there you lay-your hair streamed out along the hard ground, and your face was buried in the fallen leaves.
	www.asstr.org /~Kristen/27/byblis.txt (2587 words)

	Turkish Odyssey/Places of Interest/Aegean/Bodrum-Marmaris-Dalyan-Fethiye
		The modern town Dalyan is located on the east bank of the Dalyan Cayi (River) and the ancient Carian city of Caunus lies on the western bank.
		According to Herodotus, people of Caunus were the natives of Caria and resisted to the Persians during their conquest of Caria in the 6C BC.
		Hellenistic fortification remains with a tower and a gateway on the acropolis hill, rock-cut Lycian tombs, a Hellenistic stoa, a fountain house, a palaestra, a theater, a Byzantine church and the terrace temple are among the ruins of the ancient city of Caunus.
	www.turkishodyssey.com /places/aegean/aegean5.htm (1046 words)

	Ancient coinage of Caria
		Caunus, which stood on the river Calbis about four miles from its harbour, was an important naval station opposite Rhodes.
		After Alexander’s death Caunus was successively possessed by the satrap Asander, by Eumenes, by Antigonus (B.C. 313), and from 309 till 189 by the Ptolemies, when it was purchased by the Rhodians, from whom it revolted in 167, when its freedom was recognized by the Roman Senate.
		Under the Rhodian rule, B.C. 189-167, Caunus may have issued small silver coins of the Rhodian type, but differentiated from the Rhodian issues by the addition of an eagle in front of the cheek of the full-face head of Helios (B.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/caria.html (9638 words)

	Ovid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		She writes a love letter saying "don't be my murderer" and has a servant deliver it, but Caunus is disgusted and homicidal.
		When Byblis wants to die and imagines Caunus will come and kiss her dead body, we are reminded of the myth of Sleeping Beauty.
		Caunus flees and she turns into a bubbling fountain.
	www.wsu.edu:8001 /~delahoyd/ovid9.html (298 words)

	CAUNOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From the landing-stage at Caunus a wooden causeway stretches across an area of marsh to firm ground.
		The acropolis of Caunus was located to the SE of the city on a steep hill, which was once surrounded on three sides by the sea.
		Perhaps the most imposing ruin in Caunus is that of the theatre, Constructed in the Greek style, the cavea is substantially greater than a semicircle.
	www.hotelbinlik.com /english/cauhis.htm (2374 words)

	Turkey - Top Level (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the way to the Carian city of Caunus, these Lycian style tombs carved into solid rock on sheer cliffs take you by surprise.
		Caunus is an unusual mix of Carian, Lycian and Hellenistic influences.
		Caunus fell, largely because the Mediterranean Ocean retreated several miles to the south, turning a busy harbor into a mud bath.
	www.pleasurepoint.org /Jim/Travels/Turkey (575 words)

	Bodrum - The Complete Guide / Caunus - An Ancient Carian City
		The ancient citizens of Caunus were known for their sickness and poor health.
		They had yet to comprehend the potential danger of mosquito bites, and it is now assumed that malaria caused the city's health problems.
		The probable reason for Caunus' wealth was its highly profitable fishing industry.
	www.bodrum-bodrum.com /html/history/caunus.htm (344 words)

	Dionysodorus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There is another interesting comment in the papyrus which states that Philonides published some of the lectures by his teacher Dionysodorus.
		Caunus is in Caria and is now in Turkey.
		It is close to Perga in Pamphylia where Apollonius was born.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Dionysodorus.html (728 words)

	Caunus - Places of Interest in Turkish waters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The most famous and indeed awe-inspiring remains of antiquity in Caunus are the superb rock tombs carved into the cliff face of the mountain, across the river from the town of Dalyan.
		These are dated to the fourth century B.C., though some inscriptions indicate that several have been reused in Roman times.
		Today, eradication campaigns have tamed the mosquito and it is a grand adventure to take a trip to Caunus from the bay of Ekincik by an excursion boat winding its way through the high reeds of the delta.
	www.bodexyachting.com /caunus.htm (187 words)

	Caunus Miletus Greek mythology Greece Byblis Asia Minor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Caunus Miletus Greek mythology Greece Byblis Asia Minor
		use of the port of Caunus a number of citizens donated 60,000 denani to the city's treasury.
		Caunus Caurroy, (François) Eustache du Sieur de Saint-Frémin Caus, Solomon de causality causation cause Causley, Charles Stanley Causses, Les caustic soda Causton, Thomas cauterization Cauthen, Steve caution...
	en.powerwissen.com /5suvBnmO5Nn70eiFH0z9iQ%3D%3D_Caunus.html (142 words)

	AcademicDB - Humanities: Loves and Transformation - Transform Through the Power of Perverted Love.
		No matter which scenario she plays in her head, everyone comes out with the same final conclusion, Caunus returning her affections for him.
		Continuing on her path of illogical reasoning, Byblis ponders that "if he had chanced to be the first of us / to feel this flame, I might have seconded / his frenzy" (Ovid, Book IX, 309).
		She truly believes that if Caunus had been the one to pursue her first, she might have returned his affections, so why should he not return her feelings?
	www.academicdb.com /humanities_loves_transformation_-_transform_throug_12349 (407 words)

	patterns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Throughout the Metamorphoses people and gods are falling in love with one another, and in quite a few cases that love is rejected or unwanted.
		Such is the case with Byblis and Caunus, twins of Miletus, when Byblis (the sister) falls in love with her brother Caunus in book 9, Caunus in turn vehemently rejects his sisters advances towards him and flees their father's land.
		Or when Echo falls in love with Narcissus and his beauty but when she finally approaches from the woods Narcissus flees and leaves the devastated Echo to waist away till only her Echo is left.
	english.edgewood.edu /eng276hunter/_disc10/000000bc.htm (977 words)

	FLORA TOURISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		According to poet Ovidius, Miletos had twins, Caunus and Byblis.
		Though well aware of the unnatural aspect of her love, Byblis sent a letter of declaration to Caunus whereupon the mythological King was both enraged and disgusted.
		To avoid meeting her, he escaped from Miletos, to the Carian and Lycian border where he founded the city of Caunus.
	www.floratourism.com.tr /fetaround.htm (1768 words)

	Westminster Classic Tours - The Carian Shore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We visit Knidos with its famed double harbour now barely accessible by land; the Rhodian fortress of Loryma; ancient Caunus, which we reach by a shallow-draft boat meandering through beds of tall reeds; and Tlos, at the head of an incredibly fertile valley.
		This route was amongst the first that we researched, and for those who like the feel of what we offer, have no particular preferences in terms of sites and do not know which itinerary to choose, this tour, we suggest, is a good introduction to the holidays we offer.
		The view across the water towards Rhodes at sunset from this, one of her mainland possessions, reminds us of the enormous power and strategic influence once exercised by that island.
	www.wct99.com /tours/the_carian_shore.shtml (462 words)

	Fethiye Life
		The city is situated on the land across the Dalyan strait at Ortaca.
		Strabon defines Caunus in the Antique period as "having dockyards and a closed harbour.
		"Howerer, as is the case with many ports on the Anatolian coasts during Antiquity, Caunus today is cut off from the sea due to alluvial soil.
	www.fethiyelife.com /caunus.html (364 words)

	Diotima
		The daughter of Miletus and Tragasia, and sister of Caunus for whom she conceived an illicit passion.
		He was horrified at what she said, and crossed over to the country then inhabited by the Leleges,..and there founded the city called Caunus.
		Caunus, a city in Caria, after Caunus, whom his sister Byblis lusted after.
	www.stoa.org /diotima/essays/garrison_catalogue.shtml (7671 words)

	Guide to Yacht Charter in Turkey
		To visit Caunus, leave your yacht at the tiny village of Ekincik and travel up the Dalyan river by one of the frequent local shuttle boats.
		High in steep riverside cliffs are several Lycian rock tombs, carved into the sheer rock face, dating back to 4000 BC.
		Ancient Caunus itself, the remnants of a once influential and rich ancient port, calls for exploration.
	www.nj-yacht.com /f/TurkeyF.html (962 words)

	Greek Mythology and Ancient Greece - Chapter 24 - 19th & 20th Year of the War - Revolt of Ionia - Persian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Upon this they took to flight, and after losing six ships with the rest escaped to Teutlussa or Beet Island, and from thence to Halicarnassus.
		After this the Peloponnesians put into Cnidus and, being joined by the twenty-seven ships from Caunus, sailed all together and set up a trophy in Syme, and then returned to anchor at Cnidus.
		As soon as the Athenians knew of the sea-fight, they sailed with all the ships at Samos to Syme, and, without attacking or being attacked by the fleet at Cnidus, took the ships' tackle left at Syme, and touching at Lorymi on the mainland sailed back to Samos.
	www.greekhistoryandmythology.com /Ancient_Texts/History_of_the_Pelopponesian_War_by_Thucydides/Chapter_24_-_19th_&_20th_Year_of_the_War_-_Revolt_of_Ionia_-_Persian_Intervention_-_The_war_in_Ionia/13 (267 words)

	Historical Research on Asia Minor in Antiquity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The authors are engaged in research on the subject both at the desk and in the field for more than twenty years (see selcted bibliography below).
		--> A corpus of the written sources of Caunus, an ancient city in southern Asia Minor (opposite of Rhodes) which has preserved apart from many Greek and some Latin texts records in the indigenous Anatolian Language of Carian.
		Since 1991 the author is a member of the international excavation team at the site responsible for the epigraphy.
	www.research-projects.unizh.ch /phil/unit66200/area955/p4699.htm (499 words)

	Caunu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Generally, the Caunu a person's BMI, the Caunu the risk for health problems, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
		In states that don’t allow "as is" sales, an "Implied Warranties Only" disclosure is printed on the Caunu Guide in place of the "As Is" disclosure.
		For information about the Caunu costly options, which could save you several thousand dollars, contact a Caunu memorial society, which is usually listed in the Caunu Pages under funeral services.
	caunus.ask.dyndns.dk /Caunu (299 words)

	The African Queen in Dalyan Turkey
		The beach is best enjoyed in the morning and evening because by midday the day trippers from Marmaris arrive.
		So you can return to Dalyan ask your boatman to drop you off so you can walk through the splendid ruins of the Lycian city of Caunus.
		When the day trippers have returned to their Benidorm-like resorts, you have Dalyan for yourself and you can dine al fresco in the restaurants along the riverbank.
	members.aol.com /rsdobson/african_queen.htm (220 words)

	hughes.rtf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This paper shows how reading Ovid, and his incestuous story of Byblis and Caunus from Metamorphoses 9, enriches the viewing of Waters' film.
		The story of Jackie O and Marty follows the basic plot of Byblis and Caunus.
		A girl is filled with desire for her twin brother and makes determined attempts to win his love.
	www.apaclassics.org /AnnualMeeting/04mtg/abstracts/hughes.html (538 words)

	Caunus Essays, Term Papers on Caunuss, and Research Paper Essay Help
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	Ovid Metamorphoses Essays - Confessions in the Ovid's Metamorphoses
		Byblis yearns for her brother, Caunus, and Myrrha lusts for her father, Cinyras.
		Later, she discusses her "grief" caused by the "evil fate" that makes Caunus her brother (308-9).
		Myrrha points out her "misfortune" in having not been born to those tribes that would allow her...
	www.123helpme.com /preview.asp?id=7888 (1529 words)

	Travels with S/Y Thetis 97: Samos to Kas
		The river, Köycegiz Çay, was as breathtaking as I remembered it from our last visit 13 years ago, but, there were appreciably fewer birds and other wildlife.
		We went upriver, skipping Caunus with the Lycian tombs, straight to the lake Köycegiz Golü which has an amazing green color.
		Caunus, which we skipped since we had spent considerable time there on a previous visit, was an important Carian city and was a member of the Delian League.
	www.sy-thetis.org /Thetis97/ToKas/ToKas.html (4860 words)

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