The Anapo (
Sicilian: ''Ànapu'') is a
river in
Sicily whose
ancient Greek name is similar to the word for "swallowed up"
[ LSJ sv. ἀναπίνω; ἀνάποσις] and at many points on its course it runs
underground
Underground most commonly refers to:
* Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth
Underground may also refer to:
Places
* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
* The Underground (S ...
. The Greek myth of
Anapos is associated with it.
The river springs from the
Monte Lauro in the
Hyblaean Mountains (hills), on the territory of
Buscemi, crossing the whole territory of
Syracuse
Syracuse may refer to:
Places Italy
*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
*Syracuse, Miss ...
, where it flows into the
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ...
together with the
Ciane.
Historically, its waters were used to feed the aqueduct of Syracuse, built in 480 BC by the tyrant
Gelo and running for . Its waters now power the hydroelectrical station near
Solarino.
File:Ponte Diddino.jpg, The Diddino bridge
File:Centrale Anapo.JPG, The hydroelectric station of Anapo near Solarino
References
External links
Fiume Anapo
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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Sicily
Rivers of the Province of Syracuse
Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea