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Fig. 77: Kybernis handing his helmet to a warrior in front of him.
The Persian King Xerxes organized an expedition to Attica
in 480 BC Here, the Lycians joined this expedition with 50 ships
under the leadership of their great commander, Kybernis Kossi-
ka. In the Battle of Salamis, which occurred in this great expe-
dition, the Persian navy suffered a great defeat. Kybernis also
died in this expedition and could not return to his country of
Lycia. When Kybernis did not return to his country, probably the
Xanthians had this great tomb built for him. Maybe Kybernis de-
signed his own tomb before he died, like his grandson Kherei.
They built a monumental tomb for the great Kuprili, just like
that of his grandson Kheri, the ruler of the monarchs. They dec-
orated all four sides of the marble slabs surrounding the burial
chamber with reliefs describing the life and heroism of the com-
mander by Ionian artists. The highly respected Kybernis. Both
before and after his death.

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