Letoon

Letoon or Letoum in the Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey, was a sanctuary of Leto located 4 kilometres south of the ancient city of Xanthos, to which it was closely associated, and along the Xanthos River [1]. It was one of the most important religious centres in the region though never a fully-occupied settlement [1]. Letoon was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 [1]. Letoon was the religious centre of Xanthos and the Lycian League [1]. Inscriptions found at the site indicate that it was where Lycian rulers declared their decisions to the public [1]. The site was dedicated to the worship of the Letoids—the Greek goddess Leto, and her twin offspring, Artemis and Apollo [1]. In 1973, a stele was discovered at the site [1]. The stele's inscription, dated to 337 BCE, features texts in the Lycian language, Ancient Greek and Aramaic [1].