Ciane
| Ciane | ||
 The ciane |
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| Data | ||
| location | Sicily | |
| River system | Ciane | |
| source | Fonte Ciane 37 ° 2 ′ 32 " N , 15 ° 14 ′ 7" E |
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| Source height | 56 m slm | |
| muzzle | at Syracuse in the Ionian Sea Coordinates: 37 ° 3 ′ 18 ″ N , 15 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ E 37 ° 3 ′ 18 ″ N , 15 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ E
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| length | 37 km | |
The Ciane is a small river in Sicily . The Ciane spring (Fonte Ciane) is located about 7 km southwest of the city center of Syracuse .
The name Ciane comes from the Greek nymph Kyane , who, according to Greek mythology, tried to prevent the robbery of Persephone by the god Hades and, because she did not succeed, dissolves in water out of mourning ( Ovid , Metamorphoses 5, 409– 470).
Shortly before it flows into the Ionian Sea at the salt pans of Syracuse , the Ciane flows together with the Anapo River . The banks of the two rivers are the only places in Europe where wild papyrus bushes still grow. In 1984 they were placed under nature protection together with the salt pans as Riserva naturale Fiume Ciane e Saline di Siracusa .
