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LEGENDS OF MAIDEN'S TOWER

LEGENDS OF MAIDEN'S TOWER. LEGEND OF MAIDEN'S TOWER. There are many legends about this prominent symbols of Istanbul, that reflects the traces of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations. LEGEND OF SNAKE.

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LEGENDS OF MAIDEN'S TOWER

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  1. LEGENDS OF MAIDEN'S TOWER

  2. LEGEND OF MAIDEN'S TOWER • There are many legends about this prominent symbols of Istanbul, that reflects the traces of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations.

  3. LEGEND OF SNAKE • Accordingtothemostfamousstory of KIZ KULESI, Constantine, one of theByzantineemperors had a beautifuldaughterwhom he loveddearly. Thesoothsayerssaidthatthegirlwouldoneday be bitten by a snakeanddie.

  4. Toprotect his daughtertheemperorcommissioneda towerto be constructed on thesmallislandwhereKiz Kulesistandsnowand sent his daughterthere. On her 18thbirthdaytheemperordecidedto organize a feast. Thefeastwould be held in thetower. Theemperor sent deliciousfoodsandfruitstothetowerfromtheland..

  5. Therewas a snakehiden in one of thegrape basket. • Theemperorbuilt a tower in themiddle of thesea in ordertoprotect his daughterfrom her destiny, but thegirlwaskilledby a snakewhichcametothesmallisland in a grape basket

  6. LEGEND OF LEANDROS • Accordingtothislegend, a youngmannamedLeandrosfalls in lovewith a nunnamedHerowho is faithfulto Afrodit. However, as a nun, falling in lovewithsomeone is tabooforHero. • Herolives in theMaiden’sTower. Everynight, Herobuilds a fire in thetowersothatLeandrosmayfind his wayto her byswimmingtothetower. Thus, theymeeteverynight. • Onenight, however,thebonfirestartedbyHero is put outby a storm,  Thatverynight, Leandrosloses his ownway in thecoldwaters of theBosphorusanddies. WhenHerohears of whathappenedtoLeandros, shecannotendurethepainandcommitssuicide.

  7. LEGEND OF BATTALGAZİ A mannamed Battalgazi falls in lovewiththedaughter of the tekfur, a Christianruler of a townor a locality. However, he does not bestow his daughterto Battalgazi, andtoprotect her, places her in thetower. Battalgazi attacksthetowerandabductsthegirl. He mounts his horsewiththetekfur’sdauhgterandridesawayveryquickly. There is an expression, “he whotakesthehorsegotby Üsküdar” whichcomesfromthislegend. 

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