The Sanctuary with the Relief of the "Twelve Gods" in the Elmali Highlands: On the Iconography of "Leto, her children, and the Nymphs" in Ancient Southwest Anatolia

Tiryaki S. G.

ADALYA, vol.21, pp.135-150, 2018 (AHCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: ADALYA
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.135-150
  • Keywords: Elmali, Sanctuary, Rock Relief, "Leto, her children, and the Nymphs"
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Yukariovacik, located in the surrounding countryside around Cabalian Oinoanda, promises more than an anonymous work of art recently added to the artistic repertoire of Late Roman southwest Anatolia. Its particular importance lies in its content that enables to recognize for the first time the visual peculiarities of Leto, her children, and the Nymphs, and hence provides a direct contribution to our understanding of Lycian religious iconography.