Ephesus is located on the western shores of modern Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets the former estuary of a river 80 kilometers south of Smyrna, Turkey.
According to a legend, the Ionian prince Androdos founded Ephesus in the 11th century BC. The legend also says that Androdos searched for a new Greek settlement, so he turned to the Oracle of Delphi for guidance. The Oracle told him that a boar and a fish would show him the new location.
One day as Androdos was frying fish, one fish fell out of the frying pan and landed on the nearby bushes. A spark ignited one and a wild boar ran out.
Recalling the Oracle's wisdom, Androdos built a new settlement on the location and called it Ephesus. Much of Ephesus's ancient history is unrecorded and sketchy. What is known is that in the 7th century BC, Ephesus fell under the rule of the Lydian Kings and became a thriving city.
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