Alpheios River
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The Alpheios River is one of the major rivers of the Peloponnese in Greece, historically significant in ancient Greek geography and mythology.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Alpheios Potamos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpheus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient region of Arcadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient region of Elis ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Alpheios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | pursuit of the nymph Arethusa ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | western Peloponnese ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | site of ancient Olympic Games vicinity ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports local wetlands near its mouth ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | lower Alpheios plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
river god Alpheios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Erymanthos River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Alpheios valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
important in ancient Greek geography ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf | Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| length | approximately 110 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
southern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Peloponnese peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Homer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Αλφειός NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientSite | Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Pyrgos (regional area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyModernRegionalUnit |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpheios river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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