The Celadon is a mythological river of
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
Places Australia
* Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Arcadia, Queensland
* Arcadia, Victoria
Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
crossed by
Heracles in pursuit of the
Hind of Ceryneia, according to
Pindar: it is mentioned by
Strabo
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...
.
Pausanias names it the Celadus and states that it is a tributary of the
Alpheus.
In
Homer's ''
Iliad'' it is described as being under the walls of
Pheia, not far from the river
Iardanus
The river Iardanus or Iardanes ( grc, Ἰάρδανος or Ἰαρδάνης) denoted two or three small rivers in classical antiquity.
An Iardanus in Elis is referred to in passing in ''Iliad'' (Book VII.135), where Nestor remembers Pylians an ...
, on the borders of
Pylos
Pylos (, ; el, Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is th ...
:
was killed by
Nestor
Nestor may refer to:
* Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology
Arts and entertainment
* "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses''
* Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, L ...
here.
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Mythological rivers
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