Syrna () and Syrnos/Syrnus () was a town of ancient Caria. According to Greek mythology Podalirius, son of Asclepius founded the place.Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § S593.17 He named it after the Carian princess Syrna (Σύρνα), daughter of Damaethus, whom he married her after he first healed her from a serious injury.
Its site is located near Bayır, Asiatic Turkey.
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