The Orsinus, also called Mossynus, Mosynus, and Morsynos, was a river of
ancient Caria
Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid- Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined t ...
, a tributary of the
Maeander River, flowing in a northwestern direction, and discharging itself into the main river a few miles (km) below
Antioch on the Maeander.
It is identified with the modern
Dandala River.
References
Rivers of Turkey
Caria
Ancient Greek geography
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