Syrna ( grc, Σύρνα) was a town of

ancient Caria Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia ( Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the ...

. According to Greek mythology

Podalirius In Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podaleirius or Podaleirios ( grc, Ποδαλείριος) was a son of Asclepius. Description In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Podalirius was illustrated as ". . .sturdy, strong, haughty, and moody." ...

, son of

Asclepius Asclepius (; grc-gre, Ἀσκληπιός ''Asklēpiós'' ; la, Aesculapius) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, or Arsinoe, or of Apollo alone. Asclepius represen ...

founded the place.Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § S593.17
/ref> He named it after the Carian princess Syrna, daughter of Damaethus, whom he married her after he first healed her from a serious injury. Its site is located near Bayır, Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Caria Former populated places in Turkey Marmaris District History of Muğla Province {{Muğla-geo-stub