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- Anchiale (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχιάλη) or Anchialeia was a historic city of ancient Cilicia now a part of modern Mersin, Turkey. It was inhabited during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras. History The main informant about Anchiale was Strabo. According to Strabo the city had been constructed by Sardanapalus, the last king of Assyria.
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In Greek mythology, Anchiale or Ankhiale (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχιάλη) was the name of the following personages: Anchiale, said to have founded the town of Anchiale near Tarsus in Cilicia . Her father was named Iapetus , and she had a son named Cydnus .
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Anchiale ( Ancient Greek: Ἀγχιάλη) or Anchialeia was a historic city of ancient Cilicia now a part of modern Mersin, Turkey. It was inhabited during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras.
Oct 3, 2019 · Anchiale was the ancient Greek Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire. She was the wife of Hecaterus, Titan-god of hands, and the mother of the metal-working Dactyls or Fingers. These rustic deities together represented the power of the human hand to create and utilise fire.
In Greek mythology, Anchiale or Ankhiale (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχιάλη) was the name of the following personages: Anchiale, said to have founded the town of Anchiale near Tarsus in Cilicia. Her father was named Iapetus, and she had a son named Cydnus.
Ankhiale (Anchiale) is described in the Argonautica as the mother of the Daktyloi (Dactyls). Some commentaries however believe she is Rhea, who in her labour with Zeus, clutches hold of Gaia the earth and prays for assistance.
（ Ἀγχιάλη), a daughter of Japetus and mother of Cydnus, who was believed to have founded the town of Anchiale in Cilicia. (Steph. Byz. s. v.) Another personage of this name occurs in Apollon. 1.1130.
Anchiale was the embodiment of fire’s life-giving warmth. Unlike the destructive flames of war, her domain was the crackling hearth fire that drove away the cold, the flames that cooked food and kept people safe at night.
