At the sunrise side of the Bosporus, near the exit to the Black Sea, we find the abandoned castle of Yoros: A strategic location to control maritime traffic with the White Sea. A temple for Zeus preceded the castle, making it clear why "Ιερου" became "Yoros", refering to a sanctuary, as does Jerusalem ...
Salem refers to dusk, so rather the sunset side of the mentioned strait, where we find big sanctuaries close to Seraglio Point: "Ιερουσαλήμ" would be an appropriate toponym for the spot. The city of king Melchizedek, priest of Elyon, bears the toponym too; Troy was also known as Ilion. A comparison with the Temple Mount goes like this:
- The wise king Solomon brought prosperity & the construction of Solomon's Temple, although archeological evidence seems to be negotiable. After destruction a second one was built, whereof the Wailing Wall is supposed to be a remnant: Only the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a complete still standing sanctuary overthere ...
- On the First Hill, the still standing Church of the Holy Wisdom was yet the third one, the former two being destroyed by uprisings. On the Third Hill, the Süleymaniye Mosque was built under leadership of the magnificent sultan Süleyman ...
Crusaders conquered those sanctuaries, followed by a temporary reign with a foreign ruler called Baldwin. Nearby territories were also occupied: Outremer on one hand, Frankokratia on the other, so Paris abducted Hellas?
Nevertheless, the toponym applies to more locations, Moscow's Kremlin might be one: Inhabitants of its adjacent "Chinese City" see it as a sanctuary with the sunset in the background. After Scaliger had compiled the medieval & ancient history we're taught today, Jerusalem was reserved as the only primary toponym for the town around the Al-Aqsa Mosque ...
Near Scythia, the vowels 'd & n' are usually found in the name of a river: Could "Yor-dan" be another name for the river-resembling strait, passing by the earlier mentioned castle? Close to that castle we find Joshua's Hill, with the Giant's Grave: Which saviour is buried here?
