Crya orKrya (Greek:Κρύα; alsoCarya) was a city ofancient Lycia and was apolis (city-state) and a member of theDelian League.[1]
Its exact location is not known, but it is located nearTaşyaka,Muğla Province,Turkey.[2][3]
Stephanus of Byzantium quotes the first book of the Epitome ofArtemidorus: "...and there are also other islands of the Cryeis, Carysis and Alina".[4]
Pliny who may have had the same or similar reference, calls itCryeon tres, by which he means that there were three islands off or near to Crya; but he does not name them.[5] Pliny places Crya inCaria, and he mentions it afterDaedala, under the name ofCrya fugitivorum.[6] According to his description it is on the gulf ofGlaucus. TheStadiasmus Maris Magni places it, under the nameΚρούα, 160 stadia fromTelmissus to the west.Pomponius Mela speaks merely of a promontorium Crya.[7] InPtolemy the name is written "Carya", and it is assigned to Lycia.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Crya".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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