Axiotta () or Aziotta () was an ancient Greek city in Lydia, in Asia MinorAus Lydien, Karl Buresch, Georg Olms Verlag, 1977, σελ. 81 and it was a place of worship of the Phrygian god Men.
The city was located in the valley of river Ermos and it became known from inscriptions found in the area, several of them dedicated to the main deity of the city Men ("to Mina Axiottino" / "Μήνα Αξιοττηνό").
Indicatively:The Aretalogical Character of the Maionian "Confession" Inscriptions, María Paz de Hoz, Estudios de Epigrafía Griega, A. Martínez Fernández (ed.), La Laguna 2009, pp. 357-367 Μηνί Αξιοττηνώ Αφφιάς Γλύκωνος εύξατο, ει τεκνώσει... To Meni of Axiotta, Affias [of] Glycon wished, that if she will have a child...Translation from The Aretalogical Character of the Maionian "Confession" Inscriptions, María Paz de Hoz: "Affias, the daughter of Glykon, made Men Axiottenos a promise, in case she could have a child.."
The ethnic name for people from Axiotta / Aziotta was Axiottinos (Αξιοττηνός) or Aziotinos (Αζιοττηνός) ("μήτηρ Αζιοττηνή" / "mother from Aziotta").
The locations where such inscriptions were found are the area of Mağazadamlari of today's Turkey, north of Ayazviran (Ayazören Köyü), northwest of Hamidiye (Hamidiye Köyü, Kula, Manisa), and at contemporary Gökçeören of Kula (ex Menye) .Türkiye'deki tarihsel adlar: Türkiye'nin tarihsel coğrafyası ve tarihsel adları üzerine alfabetik düzende bir inceleme, Bilge Umar İnkılâp Kitabevi, 1993, σελ. 142, 145 «Aziotta. Its site is unlocated.
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