Erymanthos (Greek: Ερύμανθος) is a municipality in Achaea, Western Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chalandritsa. The municipality has an area of 582.139 km. It was named after Mount Erymanthos.
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👉 Erymanthos (municipality) in the context of Erymanthian Boar
In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian boar (Greek: ὁ Ἐρυμάνθιος κάπρος; Latin: aper Erymanthius) was a mythical creature that took the form of a "shaggy and wild" "tameless" "boar" "of vast weight" "and foaming jaws". It was a Tegeaean, Maenalusian or Erymanthian boar that lived in the "glens of Lampeia" beside the "vast marsh of Erymanthus". It would sally from the "thick-wooded", "cypress-bearing" "heights of Erymanthus" to "harry the groves of Arcady" and "abuse the land of Psophis".
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Erymanthos (municipality) in the context of Phegeus of Psophis
In Greek mythology, Phegeus (Ancient Greek: Φηγεύς, romanized: Phegeus) was the king of Psophis in Arcadia who purified Alcmaeon after the murder of his own mother, Eriphyle. The town of Phegeia, which had before been called Erymanthus, was believed to have derived its name from him. Subsequently, however, it was changed again into Psophis.
Erymanthos (municipality) in the context of Kalentzi
Kalentzi (Greek: Καλέντζι) is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 23.907 km. The population of the municipal unit is 276 (2021). It is renowned in Greece as the ancestral home of the Papandreou political dynasty. Kalentzi is situated on the northern slope of Mount Erymanthos, about 35 km south of Patras.
Erymanthos (municipality) in the context of Tritaia
Tritaia (Greek: Τριταία) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 244.798 km. The seat of the municipality was in Stavrodromi. Tritaia was named after the ancient Achaean city Tritaea, which was located near the present village Agia Marina. Tritaia is situated in mountainous southern Achaea, on the border with Elis. It nearly surrounds the municipal unit Kalentzi. Mount Erymanthos is located in the eastern part of Tritaia. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli) runs through Tritaia.