Ilisos
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Ilisos | ||
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Region Attica | | |
City | Athens | |
Physical characteristics | ||
Source | ||
• location | Mount Hymettus | |
Mouth | ||
• location | Phaleron Bay | |
• coordinates | 37°56′23″N 23°40′51″E / 37.9397°N 23.6808°E | |
• 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
Ancient Athens
During antiquity, the river flowed outside the
Modern route
The stream drains the western slopes of Mount
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
References
- ^ "Athens to open up ancient river". 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 58. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b "The Revenge of the River: One more collapse in Tavros parking on Sat (video)". Keep Talking Greece. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
External links
- Media related to Ilissos river at Wikimedia Commons