Balyra (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Sep 05, 2025 09:22 PM
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History
A river of Messenia mentioned in ancient sources. The Balyra corresponds to the modern Mavrozoumena in Greece, in particular to a section stretching from modern Neokhori to a confluence with the Pamisos.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570146
37.1729818954, 21.9694069447
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern Μαυροζούμενα (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Βαλύρα (Balyra: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Μαυροζούμενα (Maurozoumena: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Balyra (river) flows into Pamisos (river of Messenia) (unspecified date range)
- Elektra (river of Messenia) flows into Balyra (river) (unspecified date range)
river, drainage
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 B3 Balyra fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mavrozoumeno/Basiliko
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Balyra (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570146> [accessed: 12 February 2026]
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