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The so-called Charonion, a carved stone bust on the mountainside above Antioch, it dates from the time of King Antiochus in the Seleucid era (3rd century BC), Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya, Turkey
The so-called Charonion, a carved stone bust on the mountainside above Antioch, it dates from the time of King Antiochus in the Seleucid era (3rd century BC), Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya, Turkey

On the right of the so-called Charonion stands a (badly-weathered) smaller draped figure which appears to wear a calathus, a lily-shaped basket of a type carried in processions in honor of Demeter.

According to the sixth-century chronicler Malalas, the Charonion was carved in an attempt to save Antioch from a plague. After many people had perished from the illness, a seer named Leios commanded that a great "mask" be carved out of the mountain overlooking the city, "and inscribing something on it he put an end to the pestilential death. This mask the people of Antioch call the Charonion."

The name Charonion may indicate that the carving was intended to represent a deity of the underworld who needed to be appeased to bring to an end the plague that had sent so many souls to Charon (boatmen on the river Styx).

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Taken on: July 9, 2017
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The so-called Charonion, a carved stone bust on the mountainside above Antioch, it dates from the time of King Antiochus in the Seleucid era (3rd century BC), Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya, Turkey

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