Selemnos
| Selemnos | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Σέλεμνος (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Panachaiko |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Corinth |
• coordinates | 38°18′43″N 21°47′32″E / 38.3120°N 21.7921°E |
| Length | approximately 20 km (12 mi) |
Selemnos (
Latin: Selemnus) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of Rio and empties into the Gulf of Corinth
.
Geography
The river begins on the northwest side of the
Rio-Antirrio bridge
. The lower course of the river is also called Kastritsianiko (Καστριτσιάνικο).
Mythology
In Greek mythology, Selemnus was a shepherd who loved the nymph Argyra, who eventually abandoned him and Selemnus died of grief. That time, the goddess Aphrodite made him a river, the waters of which were believed to cure of unrequited love.[1]
The story of Selemnus is referenced in a tale by Rena Galanaki in Mnimi tou erota, lithi tou erota (Μνήμη του έρωτα, λήθη του έρωτα) in the book Ena schedon galazio cheri ( σχεδόν γαλάζιο χέρι) (Kastaniotis, 2004) and one poem Sto Kastritsianiko potami (Στο Καστριτσιάνικο ποτάμι = By The Kastritsianiko River) by Thodoris Gkonia and Nikos Xydakis.
References
External links
- The first version of this article has been based on the text of GFDL.
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