Claros

The Temple Apollo at Claros

The Sacred Way at Claros

A turtle's paradise

Inscriptions Adjacent to the Alter of Apollo at Claros

The Holy Family of Leto, Apollo & Artemis

The Katagogeion at Claros

Forked cross motifs reveal that
Claros continued to serve after Christianity

Claros was one of the sacred oracle sites near Ephesus, where people from all over Greece came to receive messages and guidance, beautifully nestled in nature.

Notion was located on a hill from which the sea was visible; it served as a port for nearby Colophon and Claros (connected by a sacred way).

The archetypal und archaic Anatolian goddess, Cybele, was revered not only throughout Anatolia but also on the neighboring (modern day) Greek islands.

Evidence of her cult can still be seen today in the cave formations and niches carved into hillsides. Her great gift to humanity is the mystery of rebirth.

Many of these caves symbolize the birth canal and end in womb-like forms. On the island of Samos, for example, one enters the caves as if stepping back into the darkness of the womb—not of a biological mother and father, but of the Great Goddess of eternity.

During our journey through Anatolia, we will visit many such places—caves and rock niches where Cybele was likely venerated long before the appearance and unveiling of the many goddesses who later emerged in human consciousness, in our hearts and in our souls.