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In Greek mythology, Car or Kar (Ancient Greek: Κάρ) of the Carians, according to Herodotus, was the brother of Lydus and Mysus. He was regarded as the eponymous and ancestral hero of the Carians who would have received their name from the king.
The Carians next appear in records of the early centuries of the first millennium BC; Homer's writing about the golden armour or ornaments of the Carian captain Nastes, the brother of Amphimachus and son of Nomion, [4] reflects the reputation of Carian wealth that may have preceded the Greek Dark Ages and thus recalled in oral tradition.
Car, king of Megara and son of Phoroneus by Cerdo. [2] His tomb was located on the road from Megara to Corinth. [3] From Car, the acropolis at Megara derived its name Caria [4] where the 'Chamber of Demeter' was said to have been built by him when he was the king of the land. [5] Car, king of Caria. [6]
[citation needed] For most mech games, they are played in either first-person or third-person view style. Other games are based on popular Anime television shows such as the various Gundam series, Robotech, and Evangelion. Also, games with a mech theme are featured in RPG games such as Xenosaga and the Front Mission series.
This 'Car of Megara' may or may not be one and the same as the 'Car of the Carians', also known as Car (King of Caria). In the late 7th century BC, the tyrant Thrasybulus preserved the independence of Miletus during a 12-year war fought against the Lydian Empire . [ 19 ]
Cruis'n is a series of racing video games created by Eugene Jarvis and owned by Nintendo. Midway Games published various installments under license from Nintendo. The series distinguishes itself from other racing games with its over-the-top presentation and fast-paced gameplay, featuring a wide variety of vehicles and tracks based on a number of real world locations.
The Carians were incorporated into the Macedonian Empire following the conquests of Alexander the Great and the Siege of Halicarnassus in 334 BC. [ 15 ] Halicarnassus was the location of the famed Mausoleum dedicated to Mausolus , a satrap of Caria between 377–353 BC, by his wife, Artemisia II of Caria .
Alabandus was the founder of the town of Alabanda, and was after his death worshiped by the inhabitants of that town as a divinity. [2] [3]Cicero quotes the Athenian musician Stratonicus, who said "Let Alabandus be my enemy!