Inachus River

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The Inachus River is a river in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, traditionally associated with the ancient city of Argos and prominent in Greek mythology.

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Inachus River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
appearsIn Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound
linked to: Prometheus Bound

Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Strabo’s Geography
linked to: works of Strabo
associatedPeriod ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
associatedWith Argos
ancient city of Argos
continent Europe
country Greece
culturalSignificance sacred river of Argos in antiquity
flowsThrough region of Argos
hasDeityForm Inachus (river god)
linked to: river god Inachus
hasEponymousHero Inachus, first king of Argos
hasGreekName Ίναχος
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic intermittent or seasonal flow in parts
hasMythologicalAssociation Hera
Inachus
Io
Zeus
hasRoleInMyth connected with the wanderings of Io
scene of disputes between gods over Argos
hasType mythologically significant river
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Argolis
Greek mainland
Peloponnese
northeastern Peloponnese
mentionedIn Greek mythology
ancient Greek literature
mouthLocatedIn Argolic Gulf
mythologicalStatus personified as the river-god Inachus
namedAfter Inachus
near city of Argos
partOf drainage basin of the Argolic Gulf
geography of ancient Argolis
region Peloponnese

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Inachos River hasAlternativeName Inachus River