Imbrasos ( grc, Ἴμβρασος, el, Ίμβρασος Imvrasos), is a river on the Greek island of

Samos Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate ...

. The source of the river is located on mount Ambelos, near the village of . From there it flows southeast to and then enters the sea on the south side of the island at . In ancient times, it had the epithet ''Parthenios'' ('of the maiden'), because the goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...

was said to have been born on its bank under a lygos tree. The site became the Heraion, which was the main ancient sanctuary on the island. The river god Imbrasos was often depicted on Samian coinage, sometimes holding a peacock. In mythology, his wife was the nymph

Chesias ''Chesias'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo ...

. Their daughter, Ocyrrhoe, was loved by

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

.Eitrem (1914) 1105

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Samson Eitrem Samson Eitrem (28 December 1872 – 8 July 1966) was a Norwegian philologist, an expert in ancient literature, religion and magic. Personal life Eitrem was born in Kragerø to Samson Eitrem (1832–1923) and Anine Marie Nielsen, and he was a brot ...

, , on the river god Rivers of Greece Landforms of Samos Potamoi