Remains Of A Temple Of Jupiter Liberator At The Base Of Mount Gargarus Upon Kuchunlu Tepe Near Beyramitch In Troas, As Discovered By The Author In 1801

Artist	Michel François Preaulx (1787-1828)
Engraver	Letitia Byrne (1779-1849)
Date	1812
Technique	Copper Engraving
Category	Ottoman Empire And Turkey
Source	Travels In Various Countries Of Europe Asia And Africa. Part The First Russia Tartary And Turkey (Published April 1.1812, by T.Cadell & W.Davies, Strand London)

Description

Homer mentions in the Iliad that the Gods lived on Mount Ida (Kaz) and that they watched and ruled the Trojan War from here. It is also included in this epic that Zeus, the God of Gods, lived here and watched and ruled the war. Zeus Altar is located in Kucukkuyu town of Ayvacik district of Canakkale, on the slope of Ida (Kaz) Mountains. It was built on a hill overlooking Edremit Bay on the side of Adatepe village facing the sea.