Πακτωλός

Paktolos, Pactolus

Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

Name of a river.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πακτωλός· ὄνομα ποταμοῦ.

Betacode

*paktwlo/s: o)/noma potamou=.

Notes

In Lydia, flowing down the Tmolos mountains past Sardis; Barrington Atlas map 56 grid G5. A gold-bearing river. See e.g. Strabo 12.3.27, 13.4.5 (web addresses 1 & 2).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

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Neighbouring entries

π30ΠάκοροςPakoros, Pacorus π31Πακτοῦνto fasten π32ΠακτωλόςPaktolos, Pactolus π33ΠακτυηνήPaktyene, Paktye π34ΠαλλάδιονPalladion, Palladium

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Jul 2011

26 Jul 2011expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
27 Feb 2002added links — Catharine Roth
26 Feb 2002augmented note — David Whitehead
26 Feb 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
13 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead