Italian cathedral bears traces of Latmos

Latmos Mountains in western Türkiye is drawing attention with its natural landscape and historical texture. Traces of Latmos (Beşparmak), which is visited by many tourists every year for its prehistoric rock paintings, can be seen in the Siena Cathedral in the Tuscany region of Italy.

The love between the Goddess of the Moon, Selene, and the Shepherd Endymion in Latmos and their mythological story that resulted in Endymion's eternal sleep is told in the ceiling decorations of the cathedral, which was built at the end of the 13th century and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Talking about the relationship between the famous cathedral and the Latmos Mountains, the Ecosystem Conservation and Nature Lovers Association (EKODOSD) President Bahattin Sürücü said, "These ornaments depict the most romantic love of the ancient era, based on a mythological story about the love between the Goddess Selene and the Shepherd Endymion. It results in Endymion's eternal sleep. The story takes place in the Latmos Mountains."

"The city of Siena, known for its medieval history and cultural monuments in Tuscany, is a city visited by millions of tourists. One of the most important structures of the city is the Siena Cathedral, built in the Romanesque and Gothic style at the end of the 13th century. This cathedral is famous for its frescoes and paintings. It is home to priceless works of Pisano, Donatello and Michelangelo, the chief architects of the Renaissance, and paintings by Pinturicchio. More than 1 million people visit this structure, which is the symbol of Siena, every year. Inside one of the ceiling decorations of the cathedral is a very important mythological story relating to the Latmos Mountains," he said.

He said that the cultural heritage of...