"... The frequent changes of course and the crooked flow of the Maiandros (Büyük Menderes) as it flows through Anatolian lands have created disputes between cities about who owns it. In addition, the damage to the people's cultivated lands due to the river changing course has sometimes been a problem and angered the local people. For these reasons, the people have filed lawsuits against the river god Maiandros. Although filing lawsuits against supernatural beings such as river gods may seem intriguing and unusual, the great freedoms in the Ancient Greek world show that lawsuits can be filed and even decisions can be reached against animals and abstract concepts as well as individuals. The god Maiandros has mostly lost lawsuits, but he has also won some..."
110 pp, b/w pictures, Turkish.
