https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh en-us 2017-06-01 06:00:35 UTC 2025-12-20 17:18:27 UTC hello@padlet.com edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746444 Kazdağı, the ancient Mount Ida, is north of Edremit in northwestern Anatolia, in the area known in ancient times as the Troad ("land of Troy").

]]> 2017-06-01 06:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746444 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746472 To the Greeks it was Mount Ida, home of ancient gods and goddesses. It was here that Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, was given the fateful task of judging the beauty of three goddesses. He chose Aphrodite, the goddess of love, which ultimately caused the Trojan War.

]]> 2017-06-01 06:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746472 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746499 The Turks have made their own contribution to the region’s mythology. Famous for their skilled woodwork, they migrated here at the request of Mehmet the Conqueror in the 15th century to cut and process wood for the new ships needed to expand Mehmet’s navy, and these ships were crucial to the conquest of Istanbul.

]]> 2017-06-01 06:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746499 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746602 Kazdagi (Mount Ida) National Park is in the district of Edremit, in Balikesir (Balıkesir) province. The National Park can be reached via the 230 highway from Balikesir (92 km), and the 24 highway from Bursa. ]]> 2017-06-01 06:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746602 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746652 Mount Ida, the mountain of the Mother Goddess, Cybele, and made it the site of repeated seductions of men by women. Among its slopes and valleys, they insisted, Paris, suckled by a she-bear, went on to make his famous and fateful judgement. And upon its summit, the Gods gathered to watch and decide the resulting battle of Troy.

]]> 2017-06-01 06:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746652 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746709 Along the myths of Ida, the well known is the one called first beauty contest in the world. During the Thetis’s wedding, because fight goddess hadnot been invited, he threw a gold apple. Later they could not share the apple so goddnesses colsulted with Zeus. Zeus sent them to Paris, a shepherd in Ida, Afrodite, Hera and Afradit were taken to see Paris with the quidance of hermes. Hermes gave Paris the gold apple. At the same time, goddesses offered bribe. Athena offers intelligence, Hero offered strength and Afrodit offered love but they disnot notice that, it would cause the end of Troy.]]> 2017-06-01 06:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746709 edanur_tt_jj19 https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746967 Kazdagi National Park has some 32 endemic species. Some of these species grow in certain small areas and most of these isolated areas located on the upper part of the mountain and especially around Sarıkız peak.. As for Flora approiximity of 800 plants  belonging to 101 families have been identified by the  Turkish scientist in Kazdagi National Park so far.  77 of these  types can be grown only in Turkey. 29 out of 77 are endemic. ]]> 2017-06-01 06:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/edanur_tt_jj19/u07phf69q3fh/wish/174746967