Those early settlers came in contact with people known for their worship of a mother - goddess, a deity that would later be known as the Ephesian Artemis.
५५० च्या सुमारास लिडियाचा राजा क्रोएसस राजासनावर बसला; हा शक्‍तिशाली शासक आपल्या अमाप संपत्तीसाठी प्रसिद्ध होता.