Enipeas (Pinios)
Enipeas (Ενιπέας) Enipeus |
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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
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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 .