Ladon (river of Elis)

Ladon
Ladon
Location
Country	Greece
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Peloponnese
Mouth	Pineios
• location	Pineios Reservoir
• coordinates	37°53′26″N 21°31′35″E / 37.89056°N 21.52639°E
Length	37.7 km (23.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Pineios→ Ionian Sea

The Ladon (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λάδων, Ládōn; Demotic Greek: Λάδωνας, Ládōnas), or Pineiakos Ladonas (Greek: Πηνειακός Λάδωνας), to distinguish it from the river of the same name in Arcadia, is a river of Elis in Greece. It rises in the highlands to the south of Mount Erymanthus; it flows at first through a narrow ravine, and, anciently flowed into the Peneius,^[1] but now flows into the Pineios Reservoir [el], a man-made lake created by the Peneus Dam. It is 37.7 km (23.4 mi) long.^[2] The river is called the Selleeis (Σελλήεις) by Homer.^[3]

References

^ Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ladon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.659, 15.531.

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[1] Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ladon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

[2] "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

[3] Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.659, 15.531.

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Ladon (river of Elis)

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