Trysa
{{short description|Ancient Lycian town}}
Trysa or Tryssa was a town of ancient Lycia, located between Cyaneae and Myra. It has been archaeologically examined, and among the finds are Lycian tombs, most notably the Heroon of Trysa.{{Cite PECS|Trysa}}
Greek inscriptions which were found there show that there was a cult of Zeus Eleutherios and of Helios at Trysa.[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:entry=trysa The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, TRYSA Lycia, Turkey]
The town was also inhabited during the Byzantine period and there was a church on the acropolis.
Its site is located near the modern town of Gölbaşı, Asiatic Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|65}}{{Cite DARE|22677}}
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See also
External links
- [https://www.lycianmonuments.com/trysa Trysa] at Lycian Monuments
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Category:Populated places in ancient Lycia
Category:Former populated places in Turkey
Category:Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey
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