IASOS, A FISHING CITY IN ANCIENT TIMES - ANCIENT CITIES #48

Kıyıkışlacık is a large neighborhood located on the Güllük Bay coastline, right across from Güllük town. Although the settlement is somewhat irregular, it approaches the appearance of a small town in terms of population, and during the tourism season, this population increases even more with the summer cottage owners and tourists. The world-famous Iasos ruins are in the Kıyıkışlacık neighborhood. For this reason and being located on the coastline, it has a significant tourism potential.
The Ancient City of Iasos is located within the borders of Muğla province, Milas district, Kıyıkışlacık District, approximately 26 km west of Milas, at the end of a small bay in Güllük Bay, on the coast of the Aegean Sea.
The musician, who once visited the city, gave a recital at the theatre. During this recital, when the bell ringing announcing the opening of the fish market was heard, everyone jumped up and left the theater, except for the old man who put his hand to his ear. The musician came to the old man and said, "I owe you thanks for the respect you showed me and my art; because all the listeners who heard the bell toll walked away." "What?" The old man who heard this exclaimed, "Or did the bell ring?" "Yes, why?" "Then, with your permission, sir..." and disappeared. Strabo tells this story to indicate the fondness of the Iasians, who could not harvest crops from the barren soil, for fish.
It was a tradition in Iasos for boys to bathe in the sea after studying at the gymnasium. Meanwhile, the dolphin approached the shore, took one of the children on its back, carried it out to sea, and then threw it back on the shore. According to one narrative, Alexander, who heard this story, brought the boy to Babylon and made him a priest of the sea god Poseidon. The people of Iasos learned from this event in B.C. They were so impressed that they included the depiction of a child swimming with his arm over the back of a dolphin on their coins issued in the 3rd century.
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