The Tragus or Tragos ( el, Τράγος) is a river of northwestern

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and southern

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, Greece. It is a left tributary of the

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. Its source is near the village of

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, it flows along

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, and joins the Ladon near Zevgolatio.

Background

The ancient author

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wrote that the river issues from the inner side of the embankment surrounding the city of

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near lake Orchomenus, after which it descends into a chasm of the earth, issuing again at a place called

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(); and that the name of the village where it issues is named Rheunus (). Older names of the Tragus are ''Tara'' and ''Daraiiko''.{{Barrington, 58

References

Landforms of Achaea Rivers of Peloponnese (region) Rivers of Western Greece Rivers of Greece