river Asopus in Boeotia

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The river Asopus in Boeotia is an ancient Greek river of central Greece, frequently mentioned in mythology and classical literature as a significant geographic feature of the region.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
river Asopus in Boeotia canonical 1
river Asopus in Phlius 1
river god Asopus 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological river
river
associatedWith Greek heroic legends
ancient Greek religion
continent Europe
country Greece
culturalContext ancient Greek culture
describedAs ancient Greek river
describedIn Greek mythology
classical Greek literature
eraOfPrimaryAttestation antiquity
flowsInRegion central Greece
flowsThrough Boeotia
hasGreekName Ἀσωπός
linked to: Άσωπος
hasMouthRegion Boeotia
hasNotableFeature frequent mention in classical literature
frequent mention in mythological narratives
hasRoleIn local Boeotian myths
hasSourceRegion Boeotia
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Boeotia
Central Greece
linked to: central Greece
mentionedIn ancient geographers
works of Pausanias
mythologicalPersonification river god Asopus
linked to: river Asopus
namedAfter Asopus (mythology)
linked to: Asopus
partOf Greek mainland
hydrology of Boeotia
regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith Boeotian cities
significance important geographic feature of Boeotia
typeOfWatercourse freshwater river
usedAs topographical reference in classical texts

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asopus associatedWith river Asopus in Boeotia
Asopus associatedWith river Asopus in Phlius
linked to: river Asopus in Boeotia
Asopus River hasMythologicalAssociationWith river god Asopus
linked to: river Asopus in Boeotia
Dirce hasEponym spring near Thebes called Dirce
linked to: river Asopus in Boeotia