You can feel the aesthetics of nature with mythological stories in Mount Ida National Park with its magnificent view, relaxing forests and many hot springs.
In mythology, it is believed that the world's first beauty contest between Aphrodite, Hera and Athena took place in Mount Ida. According to the story, when the gods gathered for the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, Eris, who was not invited to the wedding, threw a golden apple where Athena, Hera and Aphrodite were. "To the most beautiful" is written on the apple. A "I am the most beautiful" argument starts between the three goddesses. Zeus orders Paris, who is on Mount Ida, to be appointed as the arbitrator to choose the most beautiful. The goddesses boast of their beauty in front of Paris and promise him gifts. Hera promises Paris the kingdom of the universe, Athena invincibility in war, and Aphrodite the love of Helena, the most beautiful of women, if he chooses her. Paris then decides that Aphrodite is the most beautiful of the three goddesses and gives her the golden apple.
The Legend of Aeneas According to legend, Aeneas was the son of a noble Trojan family and the goddess Aphrodite. Aeneas is the second greatest hero of the Trojan War after Hector. Aeneas is given the task of leaving Troy, finding a new homeland, settling down and continuing the Trojan lineage in the new land for centuries. The Trojan hero Aeneas escapes from the Trojan fire under the protection of his mother, Aphrodite, with his father Ankhises on his shoulders and his son Askanius holding his hand. Together with the Trojans, he comes to Antandros at the foot of Mount Ida. Under the leadership of Aeneas, they are ready to look for a new homeland. They build ships in Antandros and set sail from Antandros in early spring with 20 ships.