Cuarius in the context of "Cuarius (Boeotia)"

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Cuarius (Ancient Greek: Κουάριος), also Latinised as Curalius, Cuerius, or Coralius, was a river of ancient Thessaly in Greece. It is noted by Strabo as flowing past the ancient cities of Cierium and Iton. It has a Latitude of 39.469000 and Longitude of 22.116000.

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👉 Cuarius in the context of Cuarius (Boeotia)

Cuarius (Ancient Greek: Κουάριος), also Latinised as Curalius, Cuerius, or Coralius, was a river of ancient Boeotia. Strabo suggests that the name was translated to Boeotia from the river of the same name in Thessaly by the Boeotians from their former home there.

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Cuarius in the context of Iton (Thessaly)

39°09′53″N 22°42′40″E / 39.164654°N 22.71106°E / 39.164654; 22.71106Iton (Ancient Greek: Ἴτων) or Itonus or Itonos (Ἴτωνος) was a town of Phthiotis in ancient Thessaly, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad and called by him "mother of flocks." The town was situated 60 stadia from Alus, upon the river Cuarius or Coralius, and above the Crocian plain.

In Greek mythology it was the city where, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, the battle took place between Heracles and Cycnus.

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