Elissonas (Greek Ελλισών ή Ελισσώνας) is a river in

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, in the central part of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge whi ...

peninsula, in

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, the right tributary of the

Alfeios The Alfeiós or Alpheios ( el, Αλφειός, grc, Ἀλφειός, Latin Alpheus) is the main stream of the Alpheios Valley drainage system, a dendritic type, originating on the north slopes of Mount Taygetus, located in the center of the Pelop ...

. It takes its source on the western slopes of the Menalon Mountains, northwest of Tripolis. It flows into Alfeios near the city of

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. Known in antiquity as Helisson.

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reports that the river takes its source from the city of the same name (near the modern village of Alonistena), founded by

Helisson Helisson ( grc, Ἑλισσών) was a town in ancient Arcadia, Greece. It was situated in the district Maenalia, situated on Mount Maenalus near the territory of Mantineia, near the source of the river ''Helisson'' (present Elissonas), a tri ...

, the son of Lycaon (king of Arcadia). From the son of Lycaon, the city and the river were named. Divided the ancient Megalopolis into two parts.{{Cite web, url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Megalopolis&object=Site, title=Megalopolis (Site), website=www.perseus.tufts.edu Forms the gorge of Barmbutsana, also known by this name. Above the gorge between the villages of Arakhamites and

Vangos Vangos ( el, Βάγγος) is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 800 m elevation. It is 2 km southeast of Karatoulas, 4 km east of Trilofo, ...

there is a stone bridge of the 19th century.

References

Landforms of Arcadia, Peloponnese Rivers of Greece Rivers of Peloponnese (region) Tributaries of the Alfeios