The river Anavros and Anaurus (, , ) is a
torrent near the ancient city of
Iolkos (modern-day
Volos
Volos (; ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia (regional unit), Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos ...
), flowing from
Mount Pelion into the
Pagasetic Gulf.
The hero
Jason was said to have lost a sandal in its waters, as he ferried the disguised goddess
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...
across its stream.
References
Rivers of Greece
Landforms of Magnesia (regional unit)
Rivers of Thessaly
Drainage basins of the Aegean Sea
Iolcus
Jason
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