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Antalya Çıralı YanartaşÇıralı 's Olympus' la One reason for the moment of beach that is close to one another, the real reason for our blood, in Greek mythology, a legend in itself, winning Chimera 's Çıralı' or close to it and that Çıralı 's name, Chimera' is receiving from. Chimera, called continuous burning of natural gas output Çıralı 't Translated from the northwest is located within the ophiolitic rocks. The ancient Greek mythology, the legend has been lived here in the Chimera. Azra Erhat 's Dictionary of Mythology' nde Chimera bet is described as follows;

 

"Both of them are underground creatures Typhon 'la Ekhidna' s reunification Chimera is a monster he was born. Hesiod describes it as follows (Theog. 318 et seq.)

Chimera 's Ekhidna also gave birth,
The Chimera is not extinguished the fire blow 't,
terrible and big, fast and powerful,
instead of one, three-headed Chimera 's:
One wild-eyed lion's head,
the other goat, the other snake, dragon head
Pegasos rights has come from the Chimera 's
husband brave Bellerophon context '.


Homer, Hesiod roughly defined as Chimera 's ties to the legend of Bellerophon. Homer 'la Hesiod' ta uninfluential a narration, according to Bellerophon, Chimera 'or to attack Pegasos horse but did not spear at the end of (or uses arrows) of lead was put, the monster's mouth flushed from the fire melted the bullets of the brand and burned, a terrible dragon that can thus gave .

Antalya Çıralı YanartaşChimera 's location Lykia at Olympos (today Çıralı) is shown as a city of Chimera on the back. Here, as in Antiquity natural gases gushing from the mountains today, and they ignite spontaneously or with a match lit endlessly. So that the fire in the mountains in places, even from the sea and sailors seem to be guide was. Ancient writers also know the fire of Chimera, however, place on a full compliance is not explained, they Plinius' according to, "mons Chimaera" Phaselis' e is close, Skylax 's description of reality is more suitable "Dionysias Island, Siderus Harbor and Cape this at the top of , Temple of Hephaistos in the mountains and gushing from the earth itself that has big fire that not never extinguished. Both authors gush of natural fire where Hephaistos' a one temple are saying. Indeed, today the ruins of buildings there, and until the Christian era, extending in a temple of inscriptions indicating are.

In addition to the legend, as seen Chimera Chimera has been the subject of legend Belferophontes.

Antalya Çıralı YanartaşChimera, Yanar Creek Valley on the south slope, the burning out of serpentinite in three separate localities of natural gas is the name given to local people. Gas output as lokalitelerinden most visited Chimera 2 is shown. Here, the seasonal flow Yanar Creek Valley 's west side, the slope of 165 m above sea level height of 180 meters starting from the point of rising up to 80 meters in length on the slope surface of four different levels are constantly burning gas output. During our visit at the top, two stove lit square, 30 meters down the three quarries, 18 m. on a line perpendicular to the valley below and it's about 30 m. twelve quarries more to the two quarries in the total natural gas output were counted nineteen pieces lit condition. Most of the following under the stove has a large church ruins. Has not been excavated yet the church from the Byzantine era (probably 6th century) belongs here, and the Antiquity Hephaistos' a (Hephaistos: Greek Mythology 'nde, Zeus and Hera' s son, and all mineral processing and in the extraordinarily beautiful works can be created is a god (Azra Erhat: Dictionary of Mythology).) done on the ruins of the temple dedicated to believe. Excavation is carried out in the church mentioned in sub probably will reach the base of the temple.

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Chimera 's according to mythology, drawing on the recipes. Çıralı goat and serpent 's abundant in the environment surrounding Taurus Mountains where the animals are out and the fire, the lion represents the power of the fire ...

First Chimera 's my birds fly 525 m. North west, Fork Hill east of 335 m. above sea level just below the waist second at an altitude of Chimera (the first in the 155 meters higher) mevkii is located. Here, two rows of seven natural gas output is from January 14. This segment of the approximately 30 m. side by side in three cases the gas lights are out again.

AntaylaSecond Yanartaş Çıralı Basin 's peak level, where the need for this point Çıralı Plain can be seen as both a panoramic Tahtalı Mountains. Is therefore a very good looking place. However, to reach here by Cirali is a very troublesome. First Chimera 'la, the second steep slope between the Chimera difficulties local and foreign tourists usually come first visited by Chimera Çıralı and second Chimera' is a return without leave. Visitors usually second in the west Chimera, Ulupınar - Karadere Valley comes with a side track of the path. This detailed description of the path "Path Ulupınar linked Chimera" section is presented. In this section, the first Chimera 'the road by a Çıralı explanation is given. Chimera 'tourists who want to go to Cirali Olympos or from minibuses Çıralı Plain west of the following ways to come down here called Yanar Strait on foot from approximately 1400 m. length of a path climbing the 140 meters (10% slope) Chimera 'have a reach.