Pineios River (Thessaly) in the context of "Sykourion"

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⭐ Core Definition: Pineios River (Thessaly)

The Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός, romanized: Pineiós, Modern Greek: [pi.ni.ˈos], Ancient Greek: [pɛːnei̯ós], referred to in Latin sources as Peneus) is a river in Thessaly, Greece. The river is named after the god Peneus. During the later Middle Ages, it was also known as the Salamvrias or Salavrias (Σαλα[μ]βριάς).

It flows from the Pindus mountains through the Thessalian plain and empties into the Aegean Sea, northeast of the Vale of Tempe, near Stomio. It creates a large delta, well known for its beauty and for many animal species, protected by international environmental treaties. Its total length is 205 km. Its drainage basin is 9,500 km (3,700 sq mi). Its source is near the village Malakasi, on the eastern slope of the Pindus main range, east of Metsovo. The Meteora region and the city of Larissa lie along the Pineios. Trikala lies on its tributary, the Lithaios. In the 1960s, a freeway connecting Athens and Thessaloniki was constructed in much of the Vale of Tempe.

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👉 Pineios River (Thessaly) in the context of Sykourion

39°42′54″N 22°43′58″E / 39.715126°N 22.73288°E / 39.715126; 22.73288Sycurium or Syk[o]yrion (Ancient Greek: Συκ[ο]ύριον) was a town of ancient Thessaly in the district of Pelasgiotis, at the foot of Mount Ossa. Livy writes that during the Third Macedonian War, Perseus of Macedon encamped at Sycurium, between Mount Ossa and the lower Peneus; it overlooked the plains of Thessaly and was not far from Larissa.

Its location is near the modern village of Neromylo Agias (or Neromyli). Archaeology has revealed an acropolis with 5th century BCE fortifications and no defensive wall of the lower town.

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Pineios River (Thessaly) in the context of Pieres

The Pieres (Ancient Greek,"Πίερες") were a Thracian tribe connected with the Brygi, that long before the archaic period in Greece occupied the narrow strip of plain land, or low hill, between the mouths of the Peneius and the Haliacmon rivers, at the foot of the great woody steeps of Mount Olympus. This region was named after them as Pieria (Greek: Πιερία).

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Pineios River (Thessaly) in the context of Tempe Valley

The Vale of Tempe or Tembi (/ˈtɛmpi/; Greek: Τέμπη, Κοιλάδα των Τεμπών; Ancient Greek: Τέμπεα, Τέμπη) is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south, and between the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia.

In the Greek municipality of Tempi, the valley is ten kilometers long and as narrow as 25 metres in places, with cliffs nearly 500 metres high. Through it flows the Pineios River on its way to the Aegean Sea. Historically the gorge has provided a strategic route through the mountains and its impressive rugged beauty is poetically renowned.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Pieres ← Tempe Valley ← Vale of Tempe ← Sykourion
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Greek language → Romanization of Greek → Modern Greek → Ancient Greek language → River → Thessaly → Greece → Peneus → Middle Ages → Larissa → Pindus → Thessalian plain → Aegean Sea → Vale of Tempe → Stomio, Larissa → Drainage basin → Malakasi → Metsovo → Meteora → Trikala → Athens → Thessaloniki →