Pactolus River
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The Pactolus River is an ancient river in western Anatolia, famed in Greek and Lydian tradition for its gold-bearing sands and association with King Midas and the wealth of the Lydian kingdom.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| river Pactolus | 2 |
| Pactolus | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Archaic period of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Croesus
NERFINISHED
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King Midas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ electrum deposits ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Lydian gold coinage
ⓘ
wealth of Lydia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of natural wealth in antiquity ⓘ |
| economicRole | source of precious metals for Lydia ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Hermus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Πάκτωλος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | richest river in gold-bearing sands in antiquity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with great wealth
ⓘ
gold-bearing sands ⓘ |
| knownIn |
Greek tradition
ⓘ
Lydian tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lydia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Sart Çayı NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | Midas washing away the golden touch ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Tmolus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sardis acropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sart (modern town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMythology |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Lydian mythology ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Mount Tmolus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Hermus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
river Pactolus
this entity surface form:
river Pactolus
this entity surface form:
Pactolus