Elissonas (Greek Ελλισών ή Ελισσώνας) is a river in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

, in the central part of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...

peninsula, in Arcadia, the right tributary of the

Alfeios The Alpheios (, , Latin Alpheus), sometimes spelled Alfeiós, 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 Peloponnesus of Greece, a ...

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

Megalopolis A megalopolis () or a supercity, also called a megaregion, is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on. They are integrated enough ...

. Known in antiquity as Helisson. Pausanias reports that the river takes its source from the city of the same name (near the modern village of Alonistena), founded by

Helisson Helisson () 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 tributary of the Alpheius ...

, 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 () 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, 6&nbs ...

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