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[trashnmagico]

Ancient Turkey's 2300-Year-Old Goddess Used in Modern Witchcraft Invocation

Hecate Kelenderis Around two millennia ago, the bustling port city of Kelenderis flourished on Turkey’s southern coast. The city’s origins trace back to the era of the Phoenicians, and it persisted as a thriving hub for religion, culture, and commerce throughout the Ottoman Empire’s early 1900s reign, as noted by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Archaeological endeavors and…

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[honorthegods]

Unearthing the Ancient Greek City of Kelenderis: A Glimpse into the Goddess Hecate's Realm

The ancient city of Kelenderis, situated in the southern province of Mersin in Turkey, has revealed remarkable artifacts during ongoing exca

One of the notable finds is a 2300-year-old statue of the three-headed goddess Hecate, along with ceramics dating back to the Hellenistic period....Kelenderis was among the cities participating in competitions held every five years in honor of Hecate. 

[archaicwonder]

Stater from Kelenderis, Cilicia (Asia Minor), C. 380-350 BC

Obverse: Youthful nude male rider holding the reins with his left hand and a goad in his right, seated sideways on a horse prancing to right, preparing to jump off and run beside the horse. Reverse: ΚΕΛ Goat kneeling left, its head turned back to right.

Kelenderis (modern Aydıncık ,aka Celenderis, map) was a city in ancient Cilicia that was founded by Samians at some point just prior to 700 BC. While there are some archaeological remains, the best known relics of  the city are its coinage. Most of  the coins of  Kelenderis celebrate its horse-riding elite: here they show us the point in the kalpe - a race for mares - when, in the last lap, the horseman would run alongside his horse, leap on to its back and then leap off again, all the while holding on to its reins. This kind of event was particularly popular in areas where horses were raised and where horse owning was an aristocratic pursuit: such scenes are often shown on the coinage of Tarentum, which was famous for its aristocratic cavalry.