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Fig. 3: The Ancient City of Tlos on the Slope of Akdağlar (Kragos),
Photo by S. Pamuk.

The Termilans, that is, the Lycians with their other name.
This ancient civilization, located on the western side of Antalya,
has left a lot of things to us surviving from the past to the pres-
ent. Undoubtedly, the most interesting among them are the
mythological stories. One of the chief architects of those sto-
ries is the hero Great Tremiles. A great civilization is born in
his name and the most powerful cities are built with his love.
Together they call them Termilans (Trmmililes) first, then they
become great Lycians, they become immortal. Altınyayla town
of Burdur, which was once a part of the geography where these
immortal people set foot, is still referred to as Dirmil today. So
much so that, Dirmil is one of the distinguished settlements of
Anatolia with its plateaus, cold waters, handicrafts, sipsis and
most importantly being one of the important centers of the goat
culture.
One day, the hero Great Tremiles sees the nymph Praxidike
who is the beautiful daughter of Ogyges who was the first king
of Attica, and he falls in love with her. So much so that this love
does not go unrequited and the two lovers get married very
soon. It is from this moment that the great story of the people of

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