MYSTERIOUS PLACES - The Caucasus region is home to mysterious, ancient cultures. The ancient Greeks considered the region to be a cradle of knowledge: Prometheus was chained to a mountain there after stealing the knowledge of fire from the gods. Medea, the daughter of the legendary king Aetes of Colchis (now the Republic of Georgia), was said to have special knowledge of medicine.
Much of the ancient history of the Caucasus region remains a mystery, simply because relatively little field research has been done. One of the most fascinating phenomena of its ancient history are the megalithic or cyclopic structures that are found all over the region.
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