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However, there comes a time when the ship of the great cap-
tain of Olympos drops its last anchor and cannot come to light
again. The people of Olympos, who received the news, are very
sad after the death of their captain. So much so that his nephew
Zosimos had his uncle’s sarcophagus placed on the northern
slope at the entrance to the city from the sea, just to greet pass-
ers-by. He had a ten-line Greek poem and a ten-line inscription
written on it, and also had a ship carved on it so that everyone
passing by would know its greatness. That’s how it happened.
Since then, there is no one who has come to Olympos and who
does not recognize Captain Eudomos. Immortal became the
sea great captain.

Fig. 55: Olympos Beach. Photo. by A. Kılınç.

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