Menios (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Jul 18, 2026 10:06 PM
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History
A tributary of the Peneios river that Pausanias places in the town of Elis (between an old theater and a shrine of Dionysus abutting the agora). Due to flood control and other subsequent interventions in the landscape of the site, the river's precise location cannot be determined today. The Menios is the river Herakles is said to have diverted to clean the Augean stables.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573369
37.8405735637, 21.4900787275
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- Menios (unspecified date range)
- Menios (river) located at Elis (city) (30 BC - AD 300)
- Menios (river) flows into Peneios (river) (unspecified date range)
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unlocated, river, drainage
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 Menios fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: in Elis town, stream of Peneios
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Menios (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573369> [accessed: 17 October 2026]
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