Acheron (Elis)
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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. Vol. 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). Vol. 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.
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