Acheron (Elis)

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The Acheron (Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων) was a small river of Triphylia in ancient Elis, flowing northward from the Minthe Mountains and joining the Alpheius River as a tributary.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii, p. 344. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Gustav Hirschfeld: Acheron 2.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. I,1, Stuttgart 1893, col. 218.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Acheron". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[1] Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii, p. 344. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[2] Gustav Hirschfeld: Acheron 2.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. I,1, Stuttgart 1893, col. 218.

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