The ancient Greek city of Xanthos (Xanthus) is mentioned in the Iliad as the greatest of the cities of Lycia. The site is located near Letoon, and a few miles north of Patara, the port where the Apostle Paul changed ships on the return from the Third Journey (Acts 21:1-2).
Our visit to Xanathos was limited due to the lateness of the day, but we took time to get a few photos of some significant ruins. Our first stop was what the Blue Guide Turkey calls “the few sad remains of the Nereid Monument.”
The site of the Nereid Monument at Xanathos. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Charles Fellows took statues and friezes from the Monument to the British Museum in 1841-42, where they have been reconstructed.
Nereid Monument in the British Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
The sign at the original site (visible in the first photo) says,
This famous classical era monument was removed in its entirety to the British Museum in the last century [an old sign] and all that remains are a few rows of stones from the foundations and podium. This 4 by 6 columns Ionic temple style monument is embellished with reliefs and statues [sic]. The statues of twelve females between the columns are those of water spirits known as Nereids.
The Monument dates as early as 390 B.C.
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