Enipeas (Pinios)

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Enipeas (Ενιπέας)
Enipeus
Data
location Thessaly , Greece
River system Pinios
Drain over Pinios  → Thermaic Golf
source north of Lamia
muzzle at Farkadona in the Pinios coordinates: 39 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  N , 22 ° 5 ′ 19 ″  E 39 ° 34 ′ 20 ″  N , 22 ° 5 ′ 19 ″  E

length 84 km

The Enipeas ( Greek Ενιπέας , ancient Greek Ἐνίπευς Enipeus , other neogr. Names Tsanarlis Τσαναρλής, Filiadorema Φιλιαδόρεμα and Neochoritikos Νεοχωρίτικος) is a 84 km long river in the Greek region of Thessaly . It is a right tributary of the 217 km long Pinios .

The source of the Enipeas is in the northern part of Fthiotida , north of Lamia . From there it flows in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Pinios at Farkadona .

In Greek mythology, Enipeus was personified as the river god Enipeus . At the Battle of Pharsalus , the Enipeus delimited the battlefield of Gaius Iulius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus .