Castabus or Kastabos () was a town of

ancient Caria Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; ) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid- Ionia ( Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders ...

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says

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was carried off by

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and deified at Castabus. The city came under

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control, as part of the

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, no later than 300 BC. In 1960, an

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sanctuary (1st century BC) dedicated to the demigod

was discovered near the city by the British archaeologists

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and W.H. Plommer. The sanctuary consists of a temple, a theatre and numerous houses. The theatre follows the common typical layout of Greek theatres, with a wide ''koilon'' (auditorium) and a small scene-building. Its site is located near Pazarlık, Asiatic Turkey.

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