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Fig.83: The Triple Worship Temple of Leto, Artemis and Apollo,
thought to have been built by Erbbina in Letoon. Photo. by S. Pamuk.
The ruler made the first changes in the city of Letoon, which
was considered the pilgrimage center of the Lycians. Apollo,
Leto and Artemis standing side by side here renovated the triple
worship area. The newly built temples both kept the cults alive
and immortalized the ruler.
In his time, the number of inscriptions in the Greek language
almost doubled. The great ruler dedicated a votive statue with
one of these inscriptions in the Letoon in the name of the God-
dess Leto. This is a bilingual inscription with Lycian and Greek
inscriptions around the base of the statue, just like on the tomb
of his uncle Kherei. This inscription, which is a poem by Sym-
machos of Pellena, glorifies himself and his descendants by de-
scribing the deeds of the ruler. He glorifies the ruler by telling
that Erbbina, the ruler of Lycia, who is quite an intellectual, smart
and strong, conquered three important cities despite his young
age and took the whole of Lycia under his rule.
Erbbina, son of Kheriga,
dedicated it as an offering to Ertemi (Artemis)”...

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