Tragus (river)
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| Tragus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Τράγος (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ladon |
• coordinates | 37°49′31″N 22°07′39″E / 37.8254°N 22.1274°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ladon→ Alfeios→ Ionian Sea |
The Tragus or Tragos (Greek: Τράγος) is a river of northwestern Arcadia and southern Achaea, Greece. It is a left tributary of the Ladon river. Its source is near the village of Nymfasia, it flows along Dara, and joins the Ladon near Zevgolatio.
Background
[edit]The ancient author Pausanias wrote that the river issues from the inner side of the embankment surrounding the city of Caphyae near lake Orchomenus, after which it descends into a chasm of the earth, issuing again at a place called Nasi (Νάσοι); and that the name of the village where it issues is named Rheunus (Ῥεῦνος).[1] Older names of the Tragus are Tara[1] and Daraiiko.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b
Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Caphyae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 505. - ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 58.
