▁western ▁An atol ia ▁based ▁on ▁local ▁principal ities . ▁Cy be le ▁monument ▁by ▁itself ▁represents ▁a ▁step ▁of ▁innov ation ▁in ▁H itt ite ▁art ▁where ▁full - fac ed ▁figures ▁in ▁high ▁relief ▁are ▁rare . ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mill en ni um ▁BC ▁saw ▁the ▁emer gence ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁" Ph ry gi ans " ▁and ▁" M ae oni ans ", ▁the ▁accounts ▁concerning ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁bl ended ▁with ▁myth s , ▁and ▁finally ▁of ▁L yd ians . ▁Such ▁semi - legend ary ▁figures ▁like ▁the ▁local ▁r uler ▁T antal us , ▁his ▁son ▁Pel ops , ▁his ▁daughter ▁N io be , ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁a ▁s izable ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁population ▁from ▁their ▁sh ores ▁to ▁found , ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁the ▁future ▁E tr us can ▁civil ization ▁in ▁present - day ▁Italy , ▁are ▁all ▁centered ▁around ▁Mount ▁S ip yl us , ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁urban ▁settlement ▁was ▁probably ▁located , ▁and ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁L yd ian ▁M erm nad ▁dynast y . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁mountain ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁setting ▁for ▁Bau cis ▁and ▁Ph ile mon ▁tale ▁as ▁well , ▁while ▁most ▁sources ▁still ▁usually ▁associate ▁it ▁with ▁Ty ana ▁( H itt ite ▁T uw anu wa ) ▁in ▁modern - day ▁K emer his ar ▁near ▁Ni ğ de . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early