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Lagina () or Laginia (Λαγινία) was a town and religious centre in ancient Caria. It contained an important monumental temple of Hecate, at which great festivals were celebrated every year. For most of antiquity, it was a part of the territory of Stratonicea.

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Locality
Yatağan
Region
Muğla
Country
Türkiye
Population
2,065

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Contents
  • History
  • Worship of Hecate
  • Excavations
  • Friezes
  • References

Lagina () or Laginia (Λαγινία) was a town and religious centre in ancient Caria. It contained an important monumental temple of Hecate, at which great festivals were celebrated every year. For most of antiquity, it was a part of the territory of Stratonicea.

Its site is located near Turgut, Anatolia, in southwestern Turkey.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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