Charmylus tomb

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Charmylus tomb. Behind it the Orthodox chapel built over the grave
The chapel built over the tomb of Charmylus with parts of buildings from other eras

The grave of Charmylos ( Greek Χαρμύλειον Charmyleion , also Harmyleion or grave of Harmylos ) is in the place Pyli (also written Pilí , Greek Πυλί Κω Pyli Ko or Πύλιο Pylio ) on the Greek island of Kos .

person

A hero of antiquity who is said to come from a noble family is called Charmylos . He is said to be the son of Chairylos, a legendary hero and king of Kos in antiquity. According to legend, Charmylos is related to Hermes , the messenger of the gods . The settlement of the place Pyli is said to go back to him.

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The grave dates from the 4th century BC and is still partially preserved. Access to the grave itself is not possible (2019). The lowest part of the tomb, which is still preserved today, is sunk into the ground and has a barrel vault . This level with twelve chambers is still clearly visible. The state of preservation of the existing structure is largely still very good. The burial chambers are each 66 cm wide and two and a half meters long. An Orthodox chapel was built over the grave of Charmylus , some of which was built using components from other buildings from earlier eras. The grave is about 100 meters above sea level.

Web links

Commons : Tomb of Charmylus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan O. Schüller: The grave of Charmylus , website: insel-kos.info.
  2. ↑ The Tomb of Harmylos , website: kos.gr.
  3. ^ Ellen Katja Jaeckel: Kos , Merian live, ISBN 978-3-8342-1989-3 , p. 78.

Coordinates: 36 ° 50 ′ 32.7 "  N , 27 ° 9 ′ 43.3"  E