List of rivers in Greece
This is a list of rivers in Greece in alphabetical order according to the German transcription of their names.
The lengths of the rivers always refer to their course on Greek territory. Rivers that either flow or arise outside of Greece can therefore have a considerably greater total length than stated here.
| Modern names | Ancient names | Length [km] | source | muzzle | Regional districts | Regions (states) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Acheloos (Αχελώος) Aspropotamos (Ασπροπόταμος) |
Achelōos ( Ἀχελῷος ) Achelōios ( Ἀχελώϊος ) |
255 | Lakmos , ( Pindos Mountains) | Gulf of Patras |
Ioannina , Evrytania , Aetolia-Acarnania |
Epirus , Central Greece , West Greece |
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Acheron (Αχέρων) Acherondas (Αχέρωντας) Mavropotamos (Μαυροπόταμος) Fanariotikos (Φαναριώτικος) Gurla (alb.) |
Acherōn ( Ἀχέρων ) | 58 | Tomaros ( Pindus ) | Ionian sea |
Ioannina , Thesprotia , Preveza |
Epirus |
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Alfios (Αλφειός) Roufias (Ρουφιάς) |
Alpheios ( Ἀλφειός ) | 110 | Parnonas | Ionian sea |
Elis , Arcadia |
Peloponnese , western Greece |
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Agrafiotis (Αγραφίωτης) Agrafiotikos (Αγραφιοτίκος) |
50 | Agrafa Mountains | Acheloos ( Kremasta Lake ) | Evrytania | Central Greece | |
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Aliakmonas (Αλιάκμονας) Aliakmon (Αλιάκμων) Bistrica (slav.) |
Haliakmōn ( Ἁλιάκμων ) | 322 | Voio , Varnoundas | Thermaic golf |
Kastoria , Grevena , Kozani , Imathia , Pieria |
West Macedonia , Central Macedonia |
| Andravida (Ανδραβίδα) | Ionian sea | Elis |
Peloponnese , western Greece |
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| Angitis (Αγγήτης) | Angitēs ( Ἀγγίτης ) | 61 | Falakro ( Rhodope Mountains ) | Strymonas |
Drama , Serres |
East Macedonia and Thrace , Central Macedonia |
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Aoos (Αώος) Vovousa (Βωβούσα) Vjose (alb.) |
Aōos ( Ἄωος, Ἀῶος, Ἀῷος ) | 70 | Mavrovouni , O Pigon Lake , Pindos | Ionian sea | Ioannina |
Epirus , Albania |
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Arachthos (Άραχθος) Artinos (Αρτινός) |
Arachthos ( Ἄραχθος ) | 110 | Lakmos , Mitsikeli ( Pindus ) | Ambracian Gulf |
Ioannina , Arta |
Epirus |
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Ardas (Άρδας) Arda (Арда; bulg.) |
Artiskos ( Ἀρτισκός ) | 37 | Ardin Vrah ( Bulgaria ) | Evros (Mariza) | Evros | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Arkoudorrema (Αρκουδόρρεμα) | Giftokastro | Nestos | drama | East Macedonia and Thrace | ||
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Arkoudorrema (Αρκουδόρρεμα) Pappadia (Παππαδιά) |
Castalian spring | Plistus | Fokida : Delphi | Central Greece | ||
| Aroanios (Αροάνιος) | Aroanios ( Ἀροάνιος ) | Aroania | Erymanthos | Achaia | West Greece | |
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Asopos (Ασωπός) Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος ) |
Asōpos ( Ἀσωπός ) | 40 | Gavria | Gulf of Corinth | Corinthia | Peloponnese |
| Asopos (Ασωπός) | Asōpos ( Ἀσωπός ) | Kitheronas | Gulf of Evia , southern part |
Fthiotida , Boeotia |
Central Greece | |
| Axios (Αξιός) Vardaris (Βαρδάρης) Vardar (Bардаp; maz.) |
Axios ( Ἀξιός ) | 76 | Šar Planina , Macedonia | Thermaic golf |
Kilkis , Thessaloniki |
Central Macedonia |
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Charadros (Χάραδρος) Velvitsanos (Βελβιτσάνος) |
Charadros (Χάραδρος) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Patras | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Dafnon (Δαφνών) | Gulf of Myrtou | Laconia | Peloponnese | |||
| Drinos (Δρίνος) | Aoos | Ioannina | Epirus , Albania | |||
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Elassonitis (Ελασσονίτης) Elassonitikos (Ελασσονίτικος) |
Kato Olymbos | Titarisios | Larisa | Thessaly | ||
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Elissonas (Ελισσώνας) Elisson (Ελισσών) Barboutsana (Μπαρμπουτσάνα) |
Helissōn ( Ἑλισσών ) | Menalo | Alfios | Arcadia | Peloponnese | |
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Elissonas (Ελισσώνας) Elisson (Ελισσών) Lechovas (Λέχωβας) |
Helissōn ( Ἑλισσών ) | at Kryoneri | Gulf of Corinth | Corinthia | Peloponnese | |
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Enipeas (Ενιπέας) Tsanarlis (Τσαναρλής) Filiadorema (Φιλιαδόρεμα) Neochoritikos (Νεοχωρίτικος) |
Enipeus ( Ἐνίπευς ) | 84 | Othrys | Pinios | Larisa , Karditsa , Trikala | Thessaly |
| Enipeas (Ενιπέας) | Enipeus ( Ἐνίπευς ) | 84 | Olympus | Thermaic golf | Pieria | Central Macedonia |
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Enipeas (Ενιπέας) Lestenitsa (Λεστενίτσα) |
Enipeus ( Ἐνίπευς ) | Alfios | Elis | Peloponnese | ||
| Erymanthos (Ερύμανθος) | Erymanthos ( Ἐρυμανθός ) | Confluence Sireos , Aroanios | Alfios | Arcadia , Elis | Peloponnese , western Greece | |
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Erasinos (Ερασίνος) Kefalari (Κεφαλάρι) |
Erasinos ( Ἐρασῖνος ) Ardinos ( Ἀρδῖνος ) |
5 | Chaon, in Kefalari | Argolic Gulf | Argolis | Peloponnese |
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Erythropotamos (Ερυθροπόταμος) Luda reka (Луда река, Bulgar .) Küzüldeli Su (Turkish) |
Eastern Rhodope Mountains | Evros | Evros | Bulgaria , East Macedonia and Thrace | ||
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Evrotas (Ευρώτας) Iris (Ίρις) |
Eurōtas ( Εὐρώτας ) Bōmykas ( Βωμύκας ) Himeros ( Ἵμερος ) |
90 | Assea Plain ( Arcadia ) | Laconic Gulf , Aegean Sea | Laconia | Peloponnese |
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Evinos (Εύηνος) Fidaris (Φιδάρης) |
Euēnos ( Εὔηνος ) Lykormas (Λυκόρμας) |
82 | Vardousia | Gulf of Patras | Evrytania , Aetolia-Acarnania | Central Greece , West Greece |
| Evros (Έβρος) Maritsa (Μάριτσα) Mariza (Марица; Bulgar .) Meriç (Turkish) |
Hebros ( Ἕβρος ) | 204 | Rila Mountains ( Bulgaria ) | Thracian Gulf | Evros | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Farsaliotis (Φασρσαλιώτης) | on Mount Narthaki , near Farsala | Enipeas | Karditsa | Thessaly | ||
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Finikas (Φοίνικας) Salmenikos (Σαλμένικος) |
Phoinix ( Φοξνιξ ) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
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Fonissa (Φώνισσα) Krios (Κριός) |
Kyllini | Gulf of Corinth | Corinthia | Peloponnese | ||
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Gallikos (Γαλλικός) Echedoros (Εχεδόρος) |
Echedōros ( Ἐχέδωρος ) Echeidōros ( Ἐχείδωρος ) |
70 | Thermaic golf | Kilkis , Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | |
| Geropotamos (Γεροπόταμος) | Libyan sea | Heraklion Regional Unit | Crete | |||
| Glafkos (Γλαύκος) | Glaucos ( Γλαῦκος ) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Patras | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Gorgopotamos (Γοργοπόταμος) | Iti | Sperchios | Fokida , Fthiotida | Central Greece | ||
| Gormos (Γόρμος) | Nemertsika | Kalamas (Thyamis) | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
| Grammos (Γράμμος) | Paiko | Loudias | Pella | Central Macedonia | ||
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Greveniotikos Γρεβενιότικος Grevenitis (Γρεβενίτης) |
Aliakmonas | Grevena | Western Macedonia | |||
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Ilisos Ιλισός Ilissos (Ιλισσός, Ειλισσός) Elisson |
Ilissos ( Ἰλισσός ) Ilisos ( Ἰλισός ) |
Saronic Gulf | Athens | Attica | ||
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Inachus (Ίναχος) Bizakos (Μπιζάκος) Patiopoulos (Πατιόπουλος) Mouzikas (Μουζίκας) |
Inachus ( Ἴναχος ) | Ori Valtou | Acheloos ( Kastraki Lake ) | Aetolia-Acarnania | West Greece | |
| Inachus (Ίναχος) | Inachus ( Ἴναχος ) | Argolic Gulf | Argolis | Peloponnese | ||
| Inachus (Ίναχος) | Vardousia | Sperchios | Fthiotida | Central Greece | ||
| Inous (Οινους) | Evrotas | Laconia | Peloponnese | |||
| Iridanos (Ηριδανός) | Eridanos ( Ἠριδανός ) | Lykavittos | Ilisos | Athens | Attica | |
| Kalamas (Καλαμάς) | Thyamis (Θύαμις) | 115 | Nemertska | Ionian sea | Thesprotia | Epirus |
| Kalaritikos (Καλαρίτικος) | Pindos Mountains | Arachthos | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
| Karpenissiotis (Καρπενίσιοτης) | Tym Fristos | Acheloos , Kremasta Lake | Evrytania | Central Greece | ||
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Kifisos (Κηφισός) Kifissos (Κηφισσός) |
Kēphisos (Κηφισός) Kēphissos (Κηφισσός) |
Pendeli , Parnithas |
Saronic Gulf : Faliro Bay |
Attica | Attica | |
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Kifisos (Κηφισός) Kifissos (Κηφισσός) Viotikos Kifi (s) sos (Βοιωτικός Κηφισ (σ) ός) Mavroneri (Μαυρονέρι) Fokikos (Φωκικός) |
Kēphisos (Κηφισός) Kēphissos (Κηφισσός) |
60 | Yliki lake | Attica | Attica | |
| Kladeos (Κλάδεος) | Kladeos (Κλάδεος) | Erymanthos | Alfios , at Olympia | Elis | Peloponnese | |
| Klinovitikos (Κλεινοβίτικος) | Pindus | Pinios | Trikala | Thessaly | ||
| Kokytos (Κοκύτος) | Ori Paramythias | Acheron | Thesprotia | Epirus | ||
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Kompsatos (Κομψάτος) Komsatos (Κομσάτος) Kossinitis (Κοσσινίτης) Xiropotamos (Ξηροπόταμος) Polyanthos (Πολύανθος) |
Kossinitēs (Κοσσινίτης) | 68 | Vistonida lake | Rodopi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |
| Kouvaras (Κουβαρας) | Nemertsika | Drinos | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
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Kosynthos (Κοσύνθος) Xanthiotikos (Ξανθιώτικος) Xanthis (Ξάνθης) |
52 | Greek Rhodope Mountains | Vistonida lake | Xanthi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |
| Krathis (Κράθης, Κράθις) | Krathis ( Κρᾶθις ) | Aroania | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Krikellopotamos (Κρικελλοπόταμος) | Acheloos , ( Kremasta Lake ) | Evrytania | Central Greece | |||
| Krios (Κρίος) | Krios (Κριός) | Aroania | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
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Ladon (Λάδων) Ladonas (Λάδωνας) |
Ladōn (Λάδων) | 70 | Aroania ( Chelmos ) | Alfios | Arcadia | Peloponnese |
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Ladon Pinieos Ladon (Λάδων) Ladonas (Λάδωνας) Laganeiko (Λαγανέικο) Iliakos Ladonas (Ηλειακός Λάδωνας) Mikros Ladonas (Μικρός Λάδωνας) |
Ladōn (Λάδων) Sellēeis (Σελλήεις) |
Foloi | Pinios | Elis | West Greece | |
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Larissos (Λάρισσος) Mana (Μάνα) Manna (Μάννα) Riolitiko (Ριολίτικο) |
Larisos (Λάρισος) | 25th | Skollis | Ionian sea | Achaia | West Greece |
| Lepenitsis (Λεπενίτσης) | Pindus | Acheloos | Trikala | Thessaly | ||
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Lissos (Λίσσος) Filiouris (Φιλιουρής) Filiouri (Φιλιουρί) |
58 | Aegean | Rodopi | East Macedonia and Thrace | ||
| Litheos (Ληθαίος) | Lithaios | 36 | Antichasia Mountains | Pinios | Trikala | Thessaly |
| Loudias (Λουδίας) | 60 | Thermaic golf | Pella , Imathia , Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | ||
| Louros (Λούρος) | 73 | Tomaros ( Pindus ) | Ambracian Gulf | Thesprotia , Preveza | Epirus | |
| Lousios (Λούσιος) | Karitena | Alfios , Dimitsana | Arcadia | Peloponnese | ||
| Macropotamos (Μακροπόταμος) | Lissos | Rodopi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |||
| Malakasiotikos (Μαλακασιώτικος) | Lakmos , Mavrovouni | Pinios (confluence with Mourganis) | Trikala | Thessaly | ||
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Mavroneri (Μαυρονέρι) Esonas (Αίσωνας) |
Aisōn ( Αἴσων ) | Confluence of the Itamos and Morniotikos | Thermaic golf | Pieria | Central Macedonia | |
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Megalopotamos (Μεγαλοπόταμος) Kourtaliotis (Κουρταλιώτης) |
15th | Agios Vasilios Plain, South Crete | Libyan sea | Rethymno | Crete | |
| Meganitis (Μεγανίτης) | Meganitas (Μεγανίτας) | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | ||
| Metsovitikos (Μετσόβητικος) | Mavrovouni ( Pindus ) | Dipotamos → Arachthos | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
| Milichos (Μείλιχος) | Meilichos (Μείλιχος) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Moglenitsa (Μογλένιτσα) | Loudias | Pella , Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | |||
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Mornos (Μόρνος) Daphnous (Δαφνούς) Daphni (Δάφνη) Ylethos (Ύλαιθος) |
Hylaithos ( Ὕλαιθος ) Hylaitos ( Ὕλαιτος ) |
70 | Iti | Gulf of Corinth | Fokida , Aetolia-Acarnania | Central Greece , West Greece |
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Mourganis (Μουργκάνης) Ion (Ίων) |
Antichasia Mountains | Pinios (confluence with Malakasiotikos) | Trikala | Thessaly | ||
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Neda (Νέδα) Bouzis (Μπούζης) |
Neda (Νέδα) | 30th | Lykeo (mountain) | Gulf of Kyparissia |
Elis Messenia |
Peloponnese |
| Nedonas (Νέδονας) | Nedōn (Νέδων) | Taygetus | Gulf of Messenia , near Kalamata | Messinia | Peloponnese | |
| Neochoritis (Νεοχωρίτις) | Antichasia Mountains | Pinios | Trikala | Thessaly | ||
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Nestos (Νέστος) Mesta |
130 | Rila Mountains, Bulgaria | Gulf of Thasos | Kavala , Xanthi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |
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Onochonos (Ονόχωνος) in the lower reaches: Sofaditis (Σοφαδίτης) Sofaditikos (Σοφαδίτικος) |
Onochōnos ( Ὀνόχωνος ) | Xyniada Plain (formerly Lake Xyniada) |
Farsaliotis | Fthiotida , Karditsa | Central Greece , Thessaly | |
| Pamisus (Πάμισος) | 60 | Pinios | Karditsa , Trikala | Thessaly | ||
| Pamisus (Πάμισος) | 22nd | Taygetus | Gulf of Messinia | Messinia | Peloponnese | |
| Rema Pikrodafnis (Ρέμα Πικροδάφνης) | 9 | Ymittos | Saronic Gulf | Athens center , Athens south | Attica | |
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Pinios (Πηνειός) Salamvrias (Σαλαμβρίας) |
Pēneios (Πηνειός) | 217 |
Malakasiotikos ↔ Mourganis |
Thermaic golf | Trikala , Larisa | Thessaly |
| Pinios (Πηνειός) | Pēneios (Πηνειός) | 65 | Erymanthos | Ionian Sea , near Gastouni | Elis | Peloponnese |
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Piros (Πείρος) Kamenitsa (Καμενίτσα) Mellas (Μέλλας) Nezeritiko (Νεζερίτικο) Prevedos (Πρέβεδος) Acheloos (Αχελώος) |
Peiros ( Πεῖρος ) Achelōos ( Ἀχελῷος ) Pieros (Πίερος) |
Erymanthos | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Portaikos (Πορταϊκος) | 15th | Kerketio -Gebirge | Pinios | Trikala | Thessaly | |
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Plistus (Πλείστος) Xeropotamos (Ξεροπόταμος) |
Pleistos ( Πλεῖστος ) | Parnassus | Corinthian Gulf | Fokida | Central Greece | |
| Richios (Ριχίος) | Richeios | Volvi lake | Strymonic Gulf | Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | |
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Sakoulevas (Σακουλέβας) Florinis (Φλωρίνης) |
Verno | Axios | Florina | Western Macedonia | ||
| Sarandaporos (Σαρανταπόρος) | Aliakmonas | Thessaly | ||||
| Sarandaporos (Σαρανταπόρος) | 50 | Aoos | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
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Selemnos (Σέλεμνος) Kastritsianiko (Καστριτσιάνικο) |
Selemnos (Σέλεμνος) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Selinous (Σελινούς) | Alfios | Elis | Peloponnese | |||
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Selinous (Σελινούς) Selinountas (Σελινούντας) Vostitza |
Selinus ( Σελινοῦς ) | Erymanthos | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
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Serdini (Σερδινή) Serdeni (Σερδενή) |
Kaukōn (Καύκων) | at Flokas | Piros | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Servas (Σέρβας) | Acheloos , Kastraki Lake | Aetolia-Acarnania | West Greece | |||
| Sireos (Σιρέως) | Erymanthos | Achaia | West Greece | |||
| Smolitsas (Σμόλιτσα) | Kourendon | Kalamas | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
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Sperchios Σπερχειός Alamana (Αλαμάνα) |
82 | Tym Fristos | Malian Gulf | Evrytania , Fthiotida | Central Greece | |
| Strymonas (Στρυμόνας) goiter (Струма; bulg.) |
Strymōn (Στρυμών) | 125 | Bulgaria | Strymonic Gulf | Serres , Kavala | Central Macedonia, East Macedonia |
| Tanos (Τάνος) | Tanos (Τάνος) Tanaos (Ταναός) |
Argolic Gulf | Argolis | Peloponnese | ||
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Tavropos (Ταυρώπος) Megdovas (Μέγδοβας) |
78 | Pindus | Acheloos , Kremasta Lake | Evrytania , Karditsa | Thessaly , central Greece | |
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Teftheas (Τευθέας) Tythefs (Τυθεύς) Parapiros (Παραπείρος) Tethreas (Τεθρέας, in the upper course) Toskesi (Τόσκεσι) Chaikaliko (Χαϊκαλαίλρο) Bourboulas (ποαρς) |
Teutheas (Τευθέας) | Erymanthos | Piros | Achaia | West Greece | |
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Titarisios (Τιταρήσιος) Xerias (Ξεριάς, in the lower reaches) |
Titarēsios (Τιταρήσιος) | 70 | Olympus | Pinios | Larisa | Thessaly |
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Travos (Τραύος) Aspropotamos (Ασπροπόταμος) |
Trauos ( Τραῦος ) | 28 | Vistonida lake | Rodopi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |
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Trikalitikos (Τρικαλίτικος) Sythas (Σύθας) |
Sythas (Σύθας) Sys ( Σῦς ) |
Kyllini | Gulf of Corinth | Corinthia | Peloponnese | |
| Trikeriotis (Τρικέριοτης) | Acheloos , Kremasta Lake | Evrytania | Central Greece | |||
| Tripotamos (Τριπόταμος) | Aliakmonas | Imathia | Central Macedonia | |||
| Vardas (Βάρδας) | Arachthos | Ioannina | Epirus | |||
| Venetikos (Βενετίκος) | Aliakmonas | Grevena | Western Macedonia | |||
| Vergas (Βέργας) | 16 | Kotycho lagoon | Elis | Peloponnese | ||
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Vikos (Βίκος) Voidomatis (Βοϊδομάτης) |
Vradeto, Tymfi | Aoos | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
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Volineos (Βολιναίος) Drepaneiko (Δρεπανέικο) |
Bolinaios ( Βολιναῖος ) | Panachaiko | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Vosvozis | Lissos | Rodopi | East Macedonia and Thrace | |||
| Vouraikos (Βουραϊκός) | Buraikos (Βουραϊκός) | Aroania | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | |
| Vrasiotis (Βρασίοτης) | Argolic Gulf | Argolis | Peloponnese | |||
| Xavrias (Ξάβριας) | Parthenio | Argolic Gulf | Argolis | Peloponnese | ||
| Xerias (Ξεριάς) | Tertimos , at Deskati | Titarisios | Grevena , Larisa | Western Macedonia , Thessaly | ||
| Zagoritikos (Ζαγορητικος) | Vardas → Dipotamos | Ioannina | Epirus | |||
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Zachpolitikos (Ζαχολήτικος) Dervenios (Δερβένιος) |
Kyllini | Gulf of Corinth | Achaia | West Greece | ||
| Zalongitikos (Ζαλογγίτικος) | Ori Paramythias | Kalamas (Thyamis) | Ioannina | Epirus | ||
| Zervas (Ζέρβας) | Panetoliko | Acheloos , ( Kastraki Lake ) | Aetolia-Acarnania | West Greece | ||
| Ziliana (Ζηλιάνα) | Sys ( Σῦς ) | Olympus | Thermaic golf | Larisa , Pieria | Thessaly , Central Macedonia |
See also
literature
- William Smith: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, London (Walton and Maberly) 1854