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Phrygia

Historical inland Anatolian region with an Iron Age kingdom; Gordion was a major center.

Burial mounds MM and P at Gordion, in modern Türkiye. A view of Phrygian remains by Archaeologist 1950, 2 July 2019; regional archaeological context, not evidence for a specific story’s route
Burial mounds MM and P at Gordion, in modern Türkiye. A view of Phrygian remains by Archaeologist 1950, 2 July 2019; regional archaeological context, not evidence for a specific story’s routeArchaeologist1950 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SALicense · Image source

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Phrygia is a historical Anatolian region in present-day TurkeyTurkeyTurkey is a modern country including Anatolia and territory in southeastern EuropeGlossary · Click to read the explanation. Its kingdom flourished during the first millennium BCE, with Gordion as a major center. Its power reached a notable peak under Midas in the late eighth century BCE. [1]

Phrygia figures in hypotheses about stories circulating between AnatoliaAnatoliaAnatolia is the region occupying the Asian part of present-day TurkeyGlossary · Click to read the explanation and the Greek world. Regional exchange provides a setting for contact; a particular story’s transmission needs additional evidence. [1]

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  1. Penn Museum — Iron Age Gordion Phrygians, Gordion and Greek contacts. Return to the text ↑

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