Peneios (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert
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The Peneios is the chief river of Thessaly.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541022
39.6693508315, 22.1704627726
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of modern Pineios river course (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Peneios (unspecified date range)
- Peneios (river) bounds Magnesia (region) (550 BC - 30 BC)
- Phakion located near Peneios (river) (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Temple of Apollo at Tempe located on Peneios (river) (unspecified date range)
river, drainage
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 B1 Peneios fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: river
J. Fossey, J. Morin, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, and R. Talbert, 'Peneios (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541022> [accessed: 11 February 2026]
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