Milet

For the mythological hero who supposedly founded the city, see Miletus (mythology). For the butterflies with the same name, see Miletus (genus). Miletus (Carian: Anactoria Hittite: Milawata or Millawanda, Greek: Μίλητος transliterated Miletos, Turkish: Milet) was an ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia (in what is now Aydin Province, Turkey), near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Caria. The site first became inhabited in the Bronze age. The city was part of the Ionian League.
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n. Miletus, destroyed ancient Greek city now in modern-day Turkey; son of Apollo and Aria and the founder of the city of Miletus (Greek Mythology)