(Greek: Αλφειός, Ancient Greek: Ἀλφειός, Latin Alpheus), sometimes spelled Alfeiós, is the main stream of the Alpheios Valley drainage system, a dendritic...
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in one of the site's three museums. Olympia lies in the valley of the Alfeiós River (also Anglicized as Alpheus or Alpheios) in the western part of the...
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middle of a plain, 4 kilometres (2 miles) from the Ionian Sea. The river Alfeios flows into sea about 7 km (4 mi) south of Pyrgos. The population of the...
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confluence with the Alfeios. The Ladon, another tributary of the Alfeios, flows 2 km east of Tripotamia. The rivers Erymanthos and Alfeios form the border...
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the hills on the left bank of the river Alfeios, about 12 km (7 mi) north of the town Andritsaina. The Alfeios forms the border with Arcadia to the north...
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Kladeos (category Tributaries of the Alfeios)
Olympia in Elis, Southern Greece, and empties into the river Alfeios. As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the Plataneiko, Lagadino, Gani, and...
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Ἀλφειός, meaning "whitish"), was in Greek mythology a river (the modern Alfeios River) and river god. Like most river gods, Alpheus was a son of the Titans...
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part of Achaea. The longest river is the Alfeios. Other rivers are the Erymanthos, Pineios and Neda. Alfeios, Pineios and Neda flow into the Ionian Sea...
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indicates that some games were still held. Olympia lies in the valley of the Alfeiós River (Romanized as Alpheus) in the western part of the Peloponnese, today...
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Salmoni, Elis (redirect from Alfeios (village))
The community includes the village Alfeios. It is situated in low hills on the right bank of the river Alfeios, at 70 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest...
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part of Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the rerouted Alfeios river, near its confluence with two smaller tributaries. It is 3 km southeast...
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Kavasila to the (abandoned) Kavasila–Kyllini railway at Pyrgos to Katakolo at Alfeios to Olympia at Kalo Nero to Zevgolateio There was a ferry connection from...
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Ladon (river) (category Tributaries of the Alfeios)
Greece. It features in Greek mythology. It is a tributary to the river Alfeios, which empties into the Ionian Sea. It is 70 km (43 mi) long. The Ladon...
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Lousios (category Tributaries of the Alfeios)
Gorge. The river is treacherous and flows rapidly. It empties into the Alfeios 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of Karytaina and south of Atsicholos...
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the northeast, and the Lykaion to the southwest. The rivers Lousios and Alfeios flow through it and have created deep gorges. The plain of Megalopoli lies...
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There was a port in Elis in antiquity named Cyllene near the mouth of the Alfeios, where the traveler Pausanias noted the image of Hermes, "most devoutly...
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Lykaion to the west. Its elevation is 430 m above sea level. The river Alfeios flows through this valley, coming from the east and flowing to the north...
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river god in Greek mythology Alpheus, West Virginia, a community in the US Alfeios River, the Greek river which the mythological god refers to Alphaeus, a...
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leading to the town, or the south exit, leading (at that time) across the Alfeios River. The gymnasion contains dromoi, but the main running course, the...
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Dymi) Tytheus (in Olenia) Larissos (near Araxos) Pineios (near Gastouni) Alfeios (near Pyrgos) Erymanthos (near Tripotamia) Ladon (near Tripotamia) Aroanios...
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Greco-Turkish War of 1897, serving as lieutenant commander he commanded the ship Alfeios. His ship took part in at least two landings of Greek troops on the island...
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Erymanthos (river) (category Tributaries of the Alfeios)
Arcadia. It flows east of the Foloi oak forest. The river empties into the Alfeios 5 km west of the Ladon) confluence, near the village Tripotamia. Plaka...
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Ionian Sea coast to the forested mountains of southeastern Elis. The river Alfeios forms its northern border. Krestena is 6 km south of Olympia, 12 km north...
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of the "Latins" against the "Hellenes" in the Peloponnese and how the Alfeios River might carry the news to the barbarians in Sicily, the Normans. Nikephoros...
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is situated on a low hill, on the left bank of a tributary of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km west of Leontari, 3 km north of Ellinitsa, 4 km east of Paradeisia...
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Ionian Sea coast, southeast of Pyrgos and southwest of Olympia. The river Alfeios forms the northern border of the municipal unit. There are wooded hills...
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hippodrome does not exist. Some claim that it was washed away by the river Alfeios while others claim that its location is to the southeast of the Stadium...
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been the site of many earthquakes in the past. The longest river is the Alfeios in the west (110 km or 68 mi), followed by the Evrotas in the south (82 km...
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founded by Macareus, a son of Lycaon. Its site is located near the modern Alfeios. Pausanias (1918). "3.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by...
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