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Meles Stream rock flume, pine trees, and Homer ancient rock niche.
İzmir Meles Stream Valley and Birthplace of Epic Poet Homer

Research inventory

İzmirbornovaIonia & Aeolis

İzmir Meles Stream Valley and Birthplace of Epic Poet Homer

Reading the place

Not one monument, but a layered setting.

İzmir Meles Stream Valley represents the birthplace of Homer and cradle of the Iliad and Odyssey monument.

Translation status

This indexable research record remains under editorial translation and factual review; the available English layer is published with that limitation disclosed.

Source review status

This research note is open to search indexing. Accessibility, title alignment and provenance for its 2 linked sources continue to be tracked editorially.

İzmir · bornova

Research note

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How to use this dossier

Read this dossier with its 2 linked source records and Ionia & Aeolis, Ottoman era, National Struggle & Republic, The Aegean today period mapping. Check source scope and date before making a visitor decision; narrative and district links open the wider cultural network around the place.

Narratives that include this place

Periods

  • Ionia & Aeolis
  • Ottoman era
  • National Struggle & Republic
  • The Aegean today

Regional context

İzmir & the Peninsula

Research sources

District guide

Bornova

Province guide

İzmir