Acheron (Elis)
The Acheron (Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων) was a small river of Triphylia in ancient Elis, flowing northward from the Minthe Mountains and joining the Alpheius River as a tributary.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. viii, p. 344. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Gustav Hirschfeld: Acheron 2.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Volume I,1, Stuttgart 1893, col. 218.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Acheron". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Categories:
- Geography of ancient Elis
- Rivers of Greece
- Triphylia
- Greece river stubs
- Ancient Peloponnese geography stubs