Mount Chimaera - Wikipedia
Mount Chimaera was the name of a place in ancient Lycia, notable for constantly burning fires. It is thought to be the area called Yanartaş in Turkey, where methane and other gases emerge from the rock and burn. Some ancient sources considered it to be the origin of the myth of the monster called the Chimera, because of similarities described ...
Turkey’s legendary burning mountain where the flames never go …
2024年10月30日 · The burning rocks of Yanartaş — the modern name of what is believed to have been Mount Chimaera — are part of the Olympos Beydagları National Park, an area of sublime Mediterranean beauty ...
Gas That Makes a Mountain Breathe Fire Is Turning Up Around …
2019年5月1日 · At the top of a mountain in southwest Turkey, the ground spits fire. Known as the Flames of Chimaera, they have burned for millenniums. Local myth long held that these fires were the breath of...
The Burning Flames of Chimaera - Turkish Travel Blog
The flames burn from crevices in the rocks of the Cirali Mountains and ancient beliefs credit this location as the source of the myth of the Chimera, a ghastly creature which is composed of the parts of various animals and who breathes hot fire flames in defence.
Yanartaş – The Fires of Mount Chimaera - Archaeology News
2022年2月13日 · Yanartaş is a mountain temple sanctuary dedicated to Hephaistos, where natural fires have been burning for at least 2500 years through fissures fuelled by gas emissions in the Olympos valley, located in the national park in Antalya Province, Turkey.
Exploring Ancient Olympos and the Chimaera: A Visitor's Guide
2023年4月14日 · The romantic site of the ruins of ancient Olympos and the fascinating eternal flame of the Chimaera (called Yanartaş in Turkish) are both near the holiday villages of Olympos and Çıralı in the southern section of the park.
Chimaera | Turquoise Coast, Turkey | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Known in Turkish as Yanartaş, or 'Burning Rock', the Chimaera is a cluster of small flames that naturally blaze on the rocky slopes of Mt Olympos. At night it looks like hell itself has come to pay a visit, and it's not difficult to see why ancient peoples attributed these extraordinary flames to the breath of a monster – part lion, part ...
Eternal flames Chimaera Guide in Çıralı Antalya - Trip Turkey
2023年5月16日 · If you plan to visit South Turkey, you must see the Chimaera Flames in Chimaera Cirali. There is a flaming mountain in Antalya, Turkey. Here is a complete Eternal Flames Chimaera guide for you. Chimera Turkey is a very famous place for Turkey attractions that you must see which is next to the Olympos Ancient City as well. Table of Contents
Mysterious Methane Fueling Fire-Breathing ... - The Weather …
2019年5月8日 · Known as the Flames of Chimaera, the fires that have shot out of Chimaera Mountain for millennia at Turkey's Yanartas National Park are fueled by methane gas located deep within the earth's...
Mesmerizing Flames From the Earth: Mount Chimaera - MedGulets
Mount Chimaera's ever-burning flames have been a subject of fascination and intrigue for centuries. The flames, which seem to defy the very laws of nature, have puzzled scientists and geologists alike. But what is the secret behind these eternal fires? For a long time, the source of Mount Chimaera’s flame remained an enigma.