Ancient ‘Hercules’ Statue Discovered in Kütahya

Thanks to Turkey’s very special location connecting the continents of Europe and Asia, it has been the founding place of many civilizations throughout history. Ancient Greece is a civilization that left artifacts in Turkey’s Aegean Region and Thrace. Now, one of the historical artifacts left behind by this ancient civilization has been discovered in the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya.

It is located in Çavdarhisar district and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Aizanoi Ancient Citywitnessing one of the most important excavations to date. In the ‘Penkales’ tea During the excavations, researchers discovered a new sculpture. Excavation Coordinator Dr. Gökhan Coşkun said that this statue was unearthed. ‘Heracles at rest’, that is, he explained that it matches the ‘Hercules’ typology.

‘It is very clear from the lion skin on it that it is Heracles’

The excavations in the Aizanoi Ancient City were carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate and Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Archeology. 120 researchers continues with. This region where excavations were carried out; 5000 year old theatre, stadium, Temple of Zeus and Agora It is of great importance as it contains historical structures such as Dr. Gökhan Coşkun about the new sculpture discovery “Although the head part is not preserved, we can easily understand that it is Heracles, based on the lion skin on it” used the phrases.

Born as the son of the god Zeus and a mortal in ancient Greek mythology, Heracles was known as ‘Hercules’ in Roman times. The mythological figure known as ‘Hercules’ today, ‘half god’ He became one of the best-known figures in mythology. In addition, in the excavations so far, Greek mythology ‘Aphrodite’, goddess of love and beauty and ‘Dionysus’ god of wine heads of statues were also discovered.

Dionysus and Aphrodite statues: