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Sinkhole of Cennet - Cehennem (Heaven - Hell)(Mersin)

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Cennet - Cehennem sinkholes (36 ° 27 ′ 6.84 ″ N, 34 ° 6 ′ 17.64 ″ E) were called Korykion Antron in ancient era. However, after the research findings published in 2019, it was understood that it means the cave of Nymph Korykia. The importance of Cennet-Cehennem in Greek Mythology stems from a famous story about the power battle between the greatest of gods, Zeus and the greatest of monsters, Typhon. Zeus is defeated and shut in a cave, at first; but then is rescued with the help of Hermes and Pan; and finally they beat Typhon together. Ancient writers write that the cave in which Zeus was imprisoned is the Sinkhole of Cennet. The reason of being the key actor of deity Pan is the importance of the roles he played in both the rescue of Zeus and the defeat of Typhon. On the other hand, nymphs and Pan, the deity of shepherds, flocks, rustic life and all nature, were worshiped in the sinkhole of Cennet in the ancient era. A separate temple was not built but the natural texture of the giant sinkhole was used as the temple. There is a second temple, next to the entrance of Cennet Sinkhole, which was thought to have been built for Zeus, Hermes and Pan during the Roman period. It’s been understood that the list of names, written on the wall of this second temple was not belong to priests, as conventionally thought, but to champions of sport races dedicated to deity Pan. According to these findings of the above mentioned research; in Anatolia, Cennet Sinkhole is the only known Temple for god Pan, the fame in mythology and the origin of the word panic used in most languages.

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