Ilisos

Coordinates: 37°56′23″N 23°40′51″E / 37.9397°N 23.6808°E / 37.9397; 23.6808
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Ilisos
Region
Attica
CityAthens
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Hymettus
Mouth 
 • location
Phaleron Bay
 • coordinates
37°56′23″N 23°40′51″E / 37.9397°N 23.6808°E / 37.9397; 23.6808
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)

The Ilisos or Ilisus (Greek: Ιλισός, [iliˈsos]) is a river in Athens, Greece. Originally a tributary of the Kifisos, it has been rechanneled to the sea. It is now largely channeled underground, though as of June 2019 there were plans to unearth the river.[1] Together with the neighbouring river Kifisos, it drains a catchment area of 420 km2 (160 sq mi).[2]

Etymology

Its name is in all probability

substratum
survivals.

Ancient Athens

During antiquity, the river flowed outside the

Panathinaiko Stadium. This area was named Cynosarges
in antiquity and the spring of Kallirrhóē was located there.

Modern route

River Ilisos and Stadion Bridge, ca. 1900
Chapel of Saint Photeine and the River Ilisos

The stream drains the western slopes of Mount

Anthesterion (February–March) as a form of initiation of the Great Eleusinian Mysteries
. The Hill of Agrai extends as far as the Stadion and is known by the name of Ardettos or Helicon.

Here there is also the Shrine of the God Pan. This rocky outcrop with a small natural cave and two perpendicular faces was found to have a relief of the god Pan. This deity of wild nature was worshiped regularly in caves and rocky terrain. Pan is depicted striding to the right with the "pipes of Pan" in his right hand and a stick for hunting hares on the left. Others believe that this is the Shrine of the Nymphs and the river god Acheloos, with a spring of cold water, a plane tree and a willow, where, as Plato writes, Socrates and

Phaleron Bay
.

References

  1. ^ "Athens to open up ancient river". 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 58. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Revenge of the River: One more collapse in Tavros parking on Sat (video)". Keep Talking Greece. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  4. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2019-06-05.

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