Pleistos
| Pleistos (Πλείστος) | |
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| Origin | Mount Parnassus |
| Mouth | Gulf of Corinth at Kirra Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | Greece |
| Length | approximately 25-30 km |
The Pleistos (Greek: Πλειστος, Latin: Pleistus) is a river in central Greece. It rises at Mount Parnassos near the town Arachova, Boeotia. It flows west through a deep valley, passing south of Delphi, and flows into the Corinthian Gulf near Kirra. Solon of Athens is said to have used hellebore roots to poison the water in an aqueduct leading from the River Pleistos around 590 BC during the siege of Kirrha.[1] The river Pleistos was also mentioned by the ancient geographers Strabo[2] and Pausanias.[3]
There is a hiking path along the river from Kirra to Delphi.[4]
Gallery
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MaleasDelphi.jpg
Painting of the Pleistos valley
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Kastalian Spring.jpg
Painting of the Kastalian Spring.
References
- ↑ Adrienne Mayor, "Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World" Overlook-Duckworth, 2003, rev ed with new Introduction 2008
- ↑ Strabo, Geographica, Book IX, Chapter 3
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.8.8
- ↑ Delphi, pathway (in Greek)
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