An epigram praising a ruler of this historical region, by Symmachus of Pellana, is one of the earliest pre-Hellenistic verse inscriptions with a poetic signature. J. Kagan used numismatic evidence to propose a new chronology for this region’s Harpagid dynasty. A dynast from this region may have been involved during the campaign when Tissaphernes and the Spartans captured a [emphasize] neighboring region’s rebel ruler, Amorges. An admiral from this region, called “Kyberniskos” in Herodotus’ account of Salamis, has been connected with a pillar tomb with reliefs of either (*) harpies or sirens. The so-called Nereid Monument and the Xanthos Trilingual are from this region, which was governed with Caria by satrap Pixodarus. For 10 points, name this historical region west of Pamphylia in southwestern Anatolia, the mythological home of Iobates and Sarpedon. ■END■
ANSWER: Lycia [or trm̃mili or Trm̃mis or Termilae or Lukka; accept Lycia and Pamphylia; accept Western Lycia or Eastern Lycia; accept Iobates of Lycia; accept Xanthos before read; prompt on Anatolia or Asia Minor before “Anatolia” is read; reject “Pamphylia”; reject “Lydia”; reject “Caria”] (The first line refers to CEG 888, which concerns Arbinas.)
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