Carians

Location of Caria within the classical regions of Asia Minor
Carian soldier of the Achaemenid army c. 480 BC. Tomb of Xerxes I.[1]
Ancient copy of the cult image of a local goddess hellenized as Aphrodite at Aphrodisias

The Carians (/ˈkɛəriənz/; Ancient Greek: Κᾶρες, Kares, plural of Κάρ, Kar[2]) were the ancient inhabitants of Caria in southwest Anatolia, who spoke the Carian language.