Sardes Creek isn’t an ordinary river, it has golden resources in it. According to the myth, King Midas entered the Sardes creek to get off the curse. He released his superpower and golden pieces to this creek. That’s why today we can […]
Sardes Creek isn’t an ordinary river, it has golden resources in it. According to the myth, King Midas entered the Sardes creek to get off the curse. He released his superpower and golden pieces to this creek. That’s why today we can come across golden pieces in the creek.
This is the myth of Sardes creek. King Midas could have come here and washed here.
King Midas was one of the famous characters of the history. He had this fame from his legends and his actions. He lived in Gordion city. He was so greed that he wanted to be the richest king of the world so […]
King Midas was one of the famous characters of the history. He had this fame from his legends and his actions. He lived in Gordion city. He was so greed that he wanted to be the richest king of the world so Midas touch became true. Thanks to god Silenus ( goat and human shaped), Midas got the power to convert everything into gold. In various editions, different ends are existing but common end is that he fed up with this rich life because he had his daughter turned golden statue. So he had regret for this power.
His donkey ears are related to various epics but according to common one, he was born with an illness that caused shape deformation in head. He wore hats to hide his illness so the public extended a gossip that Midas had donkey ears.
According to the myth, he rejected the decision of mountain god Tomolos. A music contest was held. God Pan and Apollon competed. Midas supported Pan. But Tomolos chose Apollon as winner. He rejected the decision. Tomolos turned his ears donkey ears because he said that an ear that didn’t like this music couldn’t be a human ear.
A skull that is exhibited in Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum is thought be his skull.
Hittites and Egyptians made the first written peace treaty in the history on that landscape. Pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite King Muvattali had a war in Khades city so this war ended with this treaty in BC 1274. The most outstanding event […]
Hittites and Egyptians made the first written peace treaty in the history on that landscape. Pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite King Muvattali had a war in Khades city so this war ended with this treaty in BC 1274. The most outstanding event was that Hattusili III signed this treaty because Hittite king Muvattali was killed in an uprising during Khades war. Also Hittite queen signed it.
This is the first peace treaty that was documented. It was printed on silver tablet,too.Real texts of the treaty are missing. One of the replicas was found in Hattusa ancient site that was the capital of Hittites. It is exhibited in Istanbul Archaeological Museum. The other replica is on the wall of Egyptian temple and the third replica was hung on the wall of UN building today.
If it had been possible to witness this event, it would have been great experience. Did they think that it could be so valuable?
