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	STRYMON : River god of Edonia in Thrace ; Greek mythology
		STRYMON was a River-God of Edonia in Thrake (modern-day northern Greece).
		The major neighbouring rivers were the Nestos to the east, and Axios in the west.
		STRYMON (Strumôn),a son of Oceanus and Tethys, was a river god of Thrace, and is called a king of Thrace.
	www.theoi.com /Potamos/PotamosStrymon.html (314 words)

	RIVER GODS, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		This is the river god who wrestled against Heracles 1 for the hand of Deianira 1 in the shape of a bull and got one horn broken which he recovered by giving the horn of Amalthea in its stead.
		River in Lydia, father of Ephesus, the founder of the sanctuary of Ephesian Artemis and the eponym of the city Ephesus [Pau.7.2.7].
		This is the river Rion in Colchis (Georgia in the Caucasus).
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/RIVERGODS.html (2326 words)

	Struma River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Struma or Strymónas (Bulgarian: Струма, IPA /'struma/, Greek: Στρυμόνας /stri'monas/) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece.
		The river valley is a coal-producing area of Bulgaria.
		The Ancient Greek city of Amphipolis was founded at the river's entrance to the Aegean, and the Battle of Kleidion was fought by the river in 1014.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strymon (255 words)

	Amphipolis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Throughout the fifth century BC, Athens sought to consolidate its control over the Thracian region, which was strategically important because of its primary materials (the gold and silver of the Pangaion hills and the dense forests essential for naval construction), and the sea routes vital for Athens' supply of grain from Scythia.
		The last recorded sign of activity in the region of Amphipolis was the construction of a fortified tower to the north in 1367 by Grand Primicier Jean and the Stratopedarque Alexis to protect the land that they had given to the monastery of Pantokrator on Mount Athos.
		Dunn, “From Polis to Kastron in Southern Macedonia: Amphipolis, Khrysoupolis, and the Strymon Delta”, 1992, 399-413.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Amphipolis (1678 words)

	Struma/Strymon River Sub-basin
		The mid and down stream sections of the river catchment are fed from the east by the highest Bulgarian mountains of the Rila and Pirin ranges, and from the west by the so-called "Surrounding mountains".
		Aggitis (from Krinides to the junction with Strymonas river)
		Strymon river is included in the basic agreement of cooperation between the two countries concerning the management of transboundary waters (1964), which is today obsolete.
	www.inweb.gr /workshops/sub_basins/11_Strymon.html (4045 words)

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		The old bridge over the Strymon is guarded by the Lion of Amphipolis statue; the colossal animal, reassembled from fragments in 1936-37, has been mounted on a pedestal built on the ancient foundation with blocks of the 2C BC dredged from the Strymon, where they may have been reused in a medieval dam.
		A loop of the river flowed round the W half of the city walls.
		Deriving its wealth from the gold mines of the Pagaion mountain, Amphipolis was one of their most important N possessions: hence the consternation when it surrendered to the Spartan Brasidas in 424.
	www.grecian.net /GREECE/macedonia/serres/amphipolis/amphipolis.htm (670 words)

	The Seven Great Monarchies, by George Rawlinson, The Fifth Monarchy, Part A.
		The rivers which flow from the mountains surrounding it are, with a single exception—that of the Etymandrus or Helmend—insignificant, and their waters almost always lose themselves, after a course proportioned to their volume, in the sands of the interior.
		The river threw out two branches, which flowed respectively to the north-east and the north-west, while between them was a third channel, a continuation of the previous course of the stream, which pierced the Delta through its centre, flowing almost due north.
		Thus, besides the six great rivers of the Empire, forty other considerable streams fertilized and enriched the territories of the Persian monarch, which, though they embraced many arid tracts, where cultivation was difficult, must be pronounced upon the whole well-watered, considering their extent and the latitude in which they lay.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/16165/16165-h/raw5a.htm (18638 words)

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		The mid and down stream sections of the river catchment are fed from the east by the highest Bulgarian mountains of the Rila and Pirin ranges, and from the west by the so-called "Surrounding mountains".
		Aggitis (from Krinides to the junction with Strymonas river)
		Strymon river is included in the basic agreement of cooperation between the two countries concerning the management of transboundary waters (1964), which is today obsolete.
	www.watersee.net /e-forum/surface/strumastrymon.htm (4051 words)

	THEOI Greek Myth Encyclopedia R-S
		SALAMIS A Naiad nymph daughter of the river Asopus who was abducted to the island of the same name by the god Poseidon.
		STRYMO A Naiad nymph daughter of the Trojan river Scamander.
		STYX The goddess of the underworld river Styx, eldest of the Oceanides.
	www.theoi.com /Encyc_S.html (1074 words)

	Struma River at AllExperts
		The Struma or StrymÃ³nas (Bulgarian: Ð¡ÑÑÑÐ¼Ð°, IPA /'struma/, Greek: Î£ÏÏÏÎ¼ÏÎ½Î±Ï /stri'monas/) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece.
		The river valley is a coal-producing area of Bulgaria.
		The Ancient Greek city of Amphipolis was founded at the river's entrance to the Aegean, and the Battle of Kleidion was fought by the river in 1014.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/st/struma_river.htm (286 words)

	Amphipolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		With the foundation of the Greek cities at the mouth of the Strymon from the middle of the 7th c.
		It remains an open question whether Ennea Hodoi is to be identified with the settlement on Hill 133, where the destruction level dates to the mid-5th century BC, or with Amphipolis itself, where in the vicinity of the north wall excavation has uncovered an establishment prior to the 5th century BC wall.
		The brigde over the Strymon river was made of wooden beams.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /westcivi/amphipolis.htm (1080 words)

	THE BASIN OF STRYMON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Basin of Strymon lies between the Bulgarian boarders to the NNW and the gulf of Strymon to the SSE.
		Strymon river and its tributaries flow within the basin.
		In the Strymon basin several geothermal manifestations (thermal springs of Therma Nigrita, Loutra Sidirokastro, Loutra Angistro) and geothermal fileds (the known filelds of Therma-Nigrita, Sidirakastro, Irakleia-Lithotopos and others probable).
	egnatia.ee.auth.gr /~aparv/geothermy/strymon_en.html (400 words)

	Kerkini Lake -Detailed Description- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is used for irrigation and flood control purposes, and it is fed by River Strymon flowing in Greece from Bulgaria.
		It is very important as a feeding ground for birds of prey nesting in the nearby forests, as a wintering and intermediate station for migratory birds, as well as a breeding area for a large number of birds.
		Lake Kerkini was created in a marshland through a dam construction in the bank of River Strymon in 1932 However, the high quantity of sediments carried by River Strymon to the lake gradually decreased the volume of the reservoir.
	spin.space.noa.gr /testarea/kerkinilake/description.html (1202 words)

	House of Barren
		It is one of the flattest Prefectures in Greece, considering that 48% of its total stretching is described as semi-flat mountainous, and is surrounded by the mountains of Kerkini- Vertiskos- Kerdylia in the West and Orvilos- Menikio- Paggeo in the the east.
		The Strymon river, starting in Bulgaria and ending into the Strymonikos bay (Orphanos bay as it was called in the past), flows north- south through the prefecture.
		Sometimes the river is clean and at other times it is discolored with iron extracts or other metal oxides that find their way into the river.
	www.brucewbarren.com /OOHRHGreek.htm (15118 words)

	environment
		Particularly in the river delta, near Amphipolis, there is a small wetland which hosts a substantial number of aquatic and sub aquatic birds each year.
		Near the cave of Alistrati is the Angitis River and its ravine.
		The Angitis River forms a virgin wetland with un-explored flora and fauna and is one of the national parks of Greece that are protected.
	www.dipovision.de /reference_sites/amfipolis/html/environment.html (586 words)

	Ancient Towns and Cities in Thrace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Abdera was a Greek colony town on the coast of Thrace near the mouth of the Néstos River.
		An oracle had told the Paeonians from the river Strymon to march on Perinthus, and if the Perinthians, once the armies faced each other, called them on by name, then they were to go for them; otherwise, they should hold back.
		It lies along the Maritsa River and is situated amid six hills that rise from the Thracian Plain to a height of 400 feet (120 m).
	www.thrace.0catch.com /towns_main.htm (4241 words)

	Major Battles of Alexander's Asian Campaign
		Meantime Alexander was advancing to the river Granicus, with his army arranged for battle, having drawn up his heavy-armed troops in a double phalanx, leading the cavalry on the wings, and having or dered that the baggage should follow in the rear.
		When Alexander was not far from the river Granicus, some of his scouts rode up to him at full speed and announced that the Persians had taken up their position on the other side of the Granicus, drawn up ready for battle.
		Having driven the Greeks away from the river, they extended their phalanx beyond the Persian army on the side which had been broken, and attacking the Greeks on the flank, were already beginning to cut them up.
	unx1.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/ArriCamp.html (13039 words)

	Amphipolis - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The city of Amphipolis, on the Strymon river in Thrace, was originally called Ennea Hodoi, "Nine roads" (Herodotus 7.114).
		It was also well placed for trade down the Strymon river from Thrace—for minerals and timber (Thucydides 4.108).
		In 424 BC Amphipolis surrendered to the Spartan commander Brasidas; the Athenian commander Thucydides who was supposed to defend the city, arrived too late.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Amphipolis (330 words)

	history
		The geographical position of Amphipolis, situated next to the sea and on the navigable Strymon River, made the city a significant naval base together with the port of Iiona, and established it as a city of strategic and economic significance even in those days.
		The famine and the removal of the Slavic populations led to the shrinking and downgrading of Amphipolis.
		This marble lion, today found on the western bank of the Strymon River, is a significant monument of Amphipolis and a landmark of the region.
	www.dipovision.de /reference_sites/amfipolis/html/history.html (936 words)

	Amphipolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Archaeological finds from the mouth of the Strymon estuary show the presence of man from as early as the Neolithic period on both banks of the river, and continuous habitation into the Bronze Age period.
		With the foundation of the Greek cities at the mouth of the Strymon from the middle of the 7th c.
		It remains an open question whether Ennea Hodoi is to be identified with the settlement on Hill 133, where the destruction level dates to the mid-5th century BC, or with Amphipolis itself, where in the vicinity of the north wall excavation has uncovered an establishment prior to the 5th century BC wall.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21118a/e211ra02.html (1080 words)

	e-View.gr - Serres: Information, History, Culture
		From the middle of the 7th century BC, with the establishment of the Greek cities by the estuary of the Strymon river, begins the progressive penetration of the Greeks in Thrace, as evidenced by the Attic and Corinthian vases found in tombs of the Archaic period.
		Between the fortification and the bank of the Strymon river, hundreds of stakes were located, which ensured some pass in the ancient years.
		Standing by the west bank of the Strymon river, near the old bridge, on a conventionally restored pedestal, on the precise spot where the scattered pieces of it were found.
	www.e-view.gr /serres-keimena.php?lang=en&textid=18 (2527 words)

	Major Battles of Alexander's Asian Campaign
		Meantime Alexander was advancing to the river Granicus, with his army arranged for battle, having drawn up his heavy-armed troops in a double phalanx, leading the cavalry on the wings, and having or dered that the baggage should follow in the rear.
		When Alexander was not far from the river Granicus, some of his scouts rode up to him at full speed and announced that the Persians had taken up their position on the other side of the Granicus, drawn up ready for battle.
		Having driven the Greeks away from the river, they extended their phalanx beyond the Persian army on the side which had been broken, and attacking the Greeks on the flank, were already beginning to cut them up.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/ArriCamp.html (13039 words)

	Occurrence Map List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Strymon River, in vicinity of village of Koimisis, N. Serres, STR 52,
		Evros River, Erythropotamos River, Diavolorema, village of Mikro Dereio, EVR 33A, 34A,
		Strymon River, Aggitis River, dam Filippo, in vicinity of village of Antifilippo, N. Kavala, ST,
	filaman.ifm-geomar.de /museum/OccurrencesList.cfm?id=46393 (518 words)

	Gutenkarte » The History of the Peloponnesian War » Strymon
		First the Athenians besieged and captured Eion on the Strymon from the Medes, and made slaves of the inhabitants, being under the command of Cimon, son of Miltiades.
		This river rises in the same mountains as the Nestus and Hebrus, a wild and extensive range connected with Rhodope.
		The same winter Brasidas, with his allies in the Thracian places, marched against Amphipolis, the Athenian colony on the river Strymon.
	www.gutenkarte.org /place/7142/13241 (808 words)

	Amphipolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The stone "Lion of Amphipolis," one of the most imposing funerary monuments of the last quarter of the 4th century B.C., stands on a conventionally restored pedestal on the precise spot where the scattered pieces of it were found (on the west bank of Strymon river).
		It is regarded it as a sign of military virtue in honor of a distinguished son of Amphipolis.
		The statue was reassembled from fragments in 1936-37 and built on the ancient foundation with blocks of the 2nd century BC dredged from the Strymon river.
	www.greeknet.co.uk /greekcities/amphopolis.htm (125 words)

	[No title]
		It consists of a regulatory and storage reservoir (and canals and irrigation channels) fed by the River Strymon, which forms an inland delta at the mouth of the lake.
		The Kerkini catchment coincides with the River Strymon catchment.
		Following siltation by river sediments, which led to a loss of 61% of the Kerkini storage capacity, and an increase in the surface of irrigated land, it proved necessary to build a new, higher dam and a new dyke to the west.
	www.dimoskerkinis.gr /greek/lake/ramsar.htm (1264 words)

	Serres - Amphipolis
		The old bridge over the Strymon is guarded by the Lion of Amphipolis statue; the colossal animal, reassembled from fragments in 1936-37, has been mounted on a pedestal built on the ancient foundation with blocks of the 2C BC dredged from the Strymon, where they may have been reused in a medieval dam.
		A loop of the river flowed round the W half of the city walls.
		In 421 the Athenians made an unsuccessful attempt to retake the city; in the cavalry battle both Kleon, the Athenian demagogue and general, and his opponent Brasidas were killed.
	pages.stern.nyu.edu /~panos/serres/1p_nofr.html (668 words)

	Archaeological Site of Amphipolis: GTP Business directory
		After the 9th century A.D. interest in the urban settlement shifts to the mouth of the Strymon river, where an extensive harbour town sprang up, known as Chrysoupolis, which continued into the 16th century.
		In the Strymon delta region the existence is known of a small church of the Byzantine period and other scattered Byzantine and post-Byzantine structures which were connected with the properties ("metochia") of the monasteries of Mount Athos as well as with the harbour of Chrysoupolis or the overland roads leading inland from the coast.
		In the ruins of Amphipolis on the north-west fringes of the hills beside the Strymon a small settlement developed, Marmarion, which served as a stop-over for travellers crossing the river by the ford that was known as the Marmarion Ford.
	www.gtp.gr /TDirectoryDetails.asp?ID=14565 (1928 words)

	Part 12 of In Cath Catharda: The Civil War of the Romans
		There came the inhabitants of the river Strymon and the river Peuce.
		There came the kindreds of the river Pactolus and the river Hermus, and all golden is the sand that is got in that river.
		There came the inhabitants of the Rhipaean mountain-range, and the inhabitants of the river Tanais on the boundary of Europe and Asia.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/T305001/text012.html (805 words)

	Vardar
		Vardar (Vâr-dâr veya Vár-dár) is the name of a hill of 926 m in the east of Niksic in Karadag, of a village in northeast of Osyek in Croatia and of a river in Macedonia.
		He said, “After forwarding to the west of Strymon river in 1079, we passed a channel between Ustrumca and Karadag and then arrived at the river which was called as Vardarios by local inhabitants.
		Vardar was a river with plenty of water in past and some writes claim that vardar meant big water in old Persia.
	www.ozturkler.com /data_english/0008/0008_16_06.htm (897 words)

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