Pygela
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Pygela (Ancient Greek: Πύγελα) or Phygela (Φύγελα)[1] was a small town of ancient Ionia, on the coast of the Caystrian Bay, a little to the south of Ephesus. It is located near Kuşadası, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3] The ruins are right down on Pygela Plaji, "Pygela Beach." They are obviously partly drowned.
Πύγελα or Φύγελα | |
Region | Ionia |
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Coordinates | 37°51′44″N 27°15′49″E |
Type | Different at different periods |
Part of | Municipal unit of Melia Municipal unit of Samos Stand-alone polis Polis with sympoliteia (double citizenship) with Miletos Municipal unit of Ephesos |
According to Greek mythology, it was said to have been founded by Agamemnon, and to have been peopled with the remnants of his army; it contained a temple of Artemis Munychia.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Dioscorides commends the wine of this town.[10] It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.[11] Silver and bronze coins dated to the 4th century BCE bearing the legends «ΦΥΓΑΛΕΩΝ» or «ΦΥΓ» are attributed to the town.[11]