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Spercheios

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The Spercheios (Sperkheiós), also known as the Spercheus from its Latin name, is a river in Phthiotis in central Greece. [1]

62 relations: Abaris (mythology), Agia Efthymia, Ainis, Ancient Thessaly, Basil II, Battle of Petra, Battle of Spercheios, Battle of Thermopylae (1941), Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC), Battle of Thessalonica (995), Brennus (3rd century BC), Celtic settlement of Eastern Europe, Central Greece, Cerambus, Daughters of Danaus, Dikastro, Dryops (Oeta), Duchy of Neopatras, Ellinopygósteos, Gorgopotamos, Gorgopotamos (river), Greek National Road 38, Greek War of Independence, Helladic chronology, Hellas (theme), History of Thessaly, Hyborian Age, Inachus, July 16, List of Greek place names, List of rivers of Greece, List of Turkish exonyms in Greece, Luciobarbus graecus, Makrakomi, Maliades, Malian Antikyra, Malian Gulf, Malians (Greek tribe), Marathon minnow, Marmaritzana, Menesthius, Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Mount Oeta, Nikephoros Ouranos, Nymph, Paul Jamot, Pegaeae, Phthiotis, Polydora, Potamoi, ..., Ravennika, Regions of ancient Greece, Squalius vardarensis, The Frogs, Thermopylae, Trachis, Tymfristos, Vardousia, Vow, Ypati, 279 BC, 997. Expand index (12 more) »

Abaris (mythology)

Abaris (Ancient Greek: Ἄβαρις) was a name attributed to several different men in Greek mythology.

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Agia Efthymia

Agia Efthymia (Αγία Ευθυμία) is a village in the regional unit of Phocis, Greece.

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Ainis

Ainis (Ancient Greek Αἰνίς,, Modern Greek Αινίδα) or Aeniania, was a region of ancient Greece located near Lamia in modern Central Greece, roughly corresponding to the upper Valley of Spercheios.

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Ancient Thessaly

Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Θετταλία) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece.

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Basil II

Basil II (Βασίλειος Β΄, Basileios II; 958 – 15 December 1025) was a Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.

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Battle of Petra

The Battle of Petra was the final battle fought in the Greek War of Independence.

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Battle of Spercheios

The Battle of Spercheios (Битка при Сперхей, Μάχη του Σπερχειού) took place in 997 AD, on the shores of the Spercheios river near the city of Lamia in central Greece.

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Battle of Thermopylae (1941)

The Battle of Thermopylae, on 24–25 April 1941, was part of the German invasion of Greece during World War II.

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Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC)

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 279 BC between invading Gallic armies and a combined army of Greek Aetolians, Boeotians, Athenians, Phocians at Thermopylae.

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Battle of Thessalonica (995)

The Battle of Thessalonica (Битката при Солун) occurred in 995 or earlier, near the city of Thessalonica, Greece.

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Brennus (3rd century BC)

Brennus (or Brennos) (died 279 BC at Delphi, Ancient Greece) was one of the Gaul leaders of the army of the Gallic invasion of the Balkans.

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Celtic settlement of Eastern Europe

Gallic groups, originating from the various La Tène chiefdoms, began a south-eastern movement into the Balkan peninsula from the 4th century BC.

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Central Greece

Continental Greece (Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly Χέρσος Ἑλλάς, Chérsos Ellás), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece.

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Cerambus

In Greek mythology, Cerambus, son of Euseiros (himself son of Poseidon) and the nymph Eidothea, was a survivor of Deucalion's flood: he was said to have been raised above the water by the nymphs, thus escaping death.

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Daughters of Danaus

In Greek mythology, the Daughters of Danaus (Δαναΐδες), also Danaids, Danaides or Danaïdes, were the fifty daughters of Danaus.

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Dikastro

Dikastro (Δίκαστρο), meaning "two castles", is a small village in the northwest of Phthiotis Prefecture in Central Greece, very close to the borders with Evrytania and Karditsa.

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Dryops (Oeta)

In Greek mythology, Dryops (Ancient Greek: Δρύοψ, "oak-face", "wood-face" or "wood-eater") was the king of the Dryopians.

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Duchy of Neopatras

The Duchy of Neopatras (Ducat de Neopàtria; Δουκάτο Νέων Πατρών; Ducatus Neopatriae) was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the sacking and conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade.

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Ellinopygósteos

The ellinopygósteos (Pungitius hellenicus) is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae.

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Gorgopotamos

Gorgopotamos (Γοργοπόταμος) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece.

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Gorgopotamos (river)

The Gorgopotamos (Γοργοπόταμος, "the rushing river") is a river in the southern part of Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greece not far from the border with Phocis.

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Greek National Road 38

Greek National Road 38 (Εθνική Οδός 38, abbreviated as EO38) is a single carriageway road in western and central Greece.

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Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση, Elliniki Epanastasi, or also referred to by Greeks in the 19th century as the Αγώνας, Agonas, "Struggle"; Ottoman: يونان عصياني Yunan İsyanı, "Greek Uprising"), was a successful war of independence waged by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1830.

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Helladic chronology

Helladic chronology is a relative dating system used in archaeology and art history.

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Hellas (theme)

The Theme of Hellas (θέμα Ἑλλάδος, Thema Hellados) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (thema, theme) located in southern Greece.

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History of Thessaly

The history of Thessaly covers the history of the region of Thessaly in central Greece from antiquity to the present day.

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Hyborian Age

The Hyborian Age is the fictional period within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard in which the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian are set.

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Inachus

In Greek mythology, Inăchus, Inachos or Inakhos (Ancient Greek: Ἴναχος) was the first king of ArgosAugustine.

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July 16

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List of Greek place names

This is a list of Greek place names as they exist in the Greek language.

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List of rivers of Greece

This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in Greece.

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List of Turkish exonyms in Greece

This is the list of Turkish exonyms for the places in Greece.

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Luciobarbus graecus

Luciobarbus graecus is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

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Makrakomi

Makrakomi (Μακρακώμη) is a town and a municipality in the western part of the Phthiotis regional unit, in Greece.

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Maliades

In Greek mythology the Maliades or Meliades are three types of Nymph.

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Malian Antikyra

Antikyra or Anticyra (Αντίκυρα, Antíkyra) was an ancient Greek city on the right bank of the Spercheios near its mouth on the Malian Gulf in Thessaly.

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Malian Gulf

The Malian or Maliac Gulf (Μαλιακός Κόλπος, Maliakós Kólpos) is a gulf in the western Aegean Sea.

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Malians (Greek tribe)

The Malians (Μαλιεῖς, Malieis) were a Greek tribe that resided at the mouth of the river Spercheios in Greece.

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Marathon minnow

The Marathon minnow (Pelasgus marathonicus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows.

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Marmaritzana

Marmaritzana (Μαρμαριτζάνα) was a medieval Byzantine city and bishopric in Central Greece.

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Menesthius

In Greek mythology, the name Menesthius may refer to.

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Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos

The Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos (Ιερά Μητρόπολις Λαρίσης και Τυρνάβου) is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan see in Thessaly, Greece.

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Mount Oeta

Mount Oeta (Οίτη, polytonic Οἴτη, Oiti, also transcribed as Oite) is a mountain in Central Greece.

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Nikephoros Ouranos

Nikephoros Ouranos (Νικηφόρος Οὐρανός; fl. c. 980 – c. 1010), Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025).

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Nymph

A nymph (νύμφη, nýmphē) in Greek and Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform.

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Paul Jamot

Paul Jamot (22 December 1863 – 13 December 1939) was a French painter, art critic and museum curator.

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Pegaeae

In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae (Πηγαῖαι) were a type of naiad that lived in springs.

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Phthiotis

Phthiotis (Φθιώτιδα, Fthiótida,; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Polydora

Polydora was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

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Potamoi

The Potamoi (Ποταμοί, "Rivers") are the gods of rivers and streams of the earth in Greek mythology.

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Ravennika

Ravennika or Ravenica was a medieval settlement in Central Greece.

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Regions of ancient Greece

The regions of ancient Greece were areas identified by the ancient Greeks as geographical sub-divisions of the Hellenic world.

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Squalius vardarensis

Squalius vardarensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.

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The Frogs

The Frogs (Βάτραχοι Bátrachoi, "Frogs"; Latin: Ranae, often abbreviated Ran.) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.

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Thermopylae

Thermopylae (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek: Θερμοπύλαι, Demotic: Θερμοπύλες: "hot gates") is a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity.

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Trachis

Trachis (Τραχίς) was a region in ancient Greece.

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Tymfristos

Tymfristos (Τυμφρηστός) is a mountain in the eastern part of Evrytania and the western part of Phthiotis, Greece.

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Vardousia

Vardousia (Βαρδούσια) is a mountain in northwestern Phocis and southwestern Phthiotis, Greece.

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Vow

A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath.

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Ypati

Ypati (Υπάτη) is a village and a former municipality in Phthiotis, central peninsular Greece.

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279 BC

Year 279 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

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997

Year 997 (CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spercheios

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