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'''Boztepe''' or '''Mount Minthrion''' is a hill near [[Trabzon]] in [[Turkey]]. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of [[Trabzon]]. The [[Değirmendere Valley, Trabzon|Değirmendere Valley]] lies to the east of Boztepe. The Kaymaklı quarter occupies most of the Boztepe hill.
'''Boztepe''' or '''Mount Minthrion''' is a hill near [[Trabzon]] in [[Turkey]]. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of [[Trabzon]]. The [[Değirmendere Valley, Trabzon|Değirmendere Valley]] lies to the east of Boztepe. The Kaymaklı quarter occupies most of the Boztepe hill.
[[File:Ordu Boztepe Ropeway, „Batumi“ cabin.JPG|thumb|Ordu Boztepe Ropeway]]
The area has been religiously significant since ancient times.<ref>Whiting, p. 565</ref> There are four sacred fountains on Bozetepe.


The area has been religiously significant since ancient times.<ref>Whiting, p. 565</ref> There are four sacred fountains on Bozetepe.
*That of Saint John the Sanctifier is near the summit. On the site is a mosque that was formerly a nineteenth-century church. The church in turn may have replaced a sanctuary to [[Mithras]], which may have been the origin of the name ''Minthrion''.<ref>Bryer, p. 207</ref>
*That of Saint John the Sanctifier is near the summit. On the site is a mosque that was formerly a nineteenth-century church. The church in turn may have replaced a sanctuary to [[Mithras]], which may have been the origin of the name ''Minthrion''.<ref>Bryer, p. 207</ref>
*That of [[Kaymaklı Monastery]] is known as the milk fountain.<ref>Bryer, p. 208</ref>
*That of [[Kaymaklı Monastery]] is known as the milk fountain.<ref>Bryer, p. 208</ref>
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*The Dragon's fountain (Δράκοντπήάσον) is near Hoşoğlan village.<ref>Bryer, p. 207</ref> According to [[John Lazaropoulos]]' ''Logos'' on St. [[Eugenios of Trebizond]], [[Alexios II of Trebizond]] killed a dragon at the site.
*The Dragon's fountain (Δράκοντπήάσον) is near Hoşoğlan village.<ref>Bryer, p. 207</ref> According to [[John Lazaropoulos]]' ''Logos'' on St. [[Eugenios of Trebizond]], [[Alexios II of Trebizond]] killed a dragon at the site.
*The [[Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery]]
*The [[Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery]]



== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 08:56, 27 August 2022

Boztepe or Mount Minthrion is a hill near Trabzon in Turkey. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of Trabzon. The Değirmendere Valley lies to the east of Boztepe. The Kaymaklı quarter occupies most of the Boztepe hill.

Ordu Boztepe Ropeway

The area has been religiously significant since ancient times.[1] There are four sacred fountains on Bozetepe.


Notes

  1. ^ Whiting, p. 565
  2. ^ Bryer, p. 207
  3. ^ Bryer, p. 208
  4. ^ Bryer, p. 200
  5. ^ Bryer, p. 207

Sources

  • Bryer, Anthony; David Winfield (March 1985). Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Dumbarton Oaks Studies, 20) Two Volume Set. Dumbarton Oaks Pub Service. ISBN 0-88402-122-X.
  • Whiting, Dominic (2001). Turkey Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 1-900949-85-7.

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