Caria

Caria was a coastal region in southwestern Asia Minor, bordered by Lydia in the north and Lycia in the west. The Carians were probably related to the Lelegians.

The most notable city in Caria was Miletus.

The only myth I know concerning Caria or the Carians was that Nastes, king of Caria, aided Troy in the war against the Greeks. Nastes and Amphimachus, the sons of Nomion, led the Carian contingents against the Greeks. The people spoke a strange language, and the king had a habit of wearing a lot of gold on his person.

Achilles killed Nastes in the fighting at the river. Achilles took away all the gold from the Carian king.