archaicwonder: The Nymphaeum at LetoonAccording to a legend told by Ovid, the nymph Leto
archaicwonder: The Nymphaeum at LetoonAccording to a legend told by Ovid, the nymph Leto was loved by Zeus and gave birth to their twins, Artemis and Apollo on the island of Delos. Zeus’ jealous wife Hera pursued Leto with the twins to Anatolia where she came to the place of Letoon. Here she tried to quench her thirst at a spring but local shepherds attempted to chase her from the water - until she turned them into frogs in retaliation. The Nymphaeum at Letoon is connected to a sacred spring, full of turtles and frogs that some say are the unfortunate shepherds transformed by Leto’s vengeance. It was perhaps used in religious immersion ceremonies and was built during the Hellenistic period with the Roman addition of a semi-circular pool.Today, much of Letoon is partially submerged due to a high water table.Submerged ruins are gorgeous. Impractical, but gorgeous. -- source link
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