Rheunus or Rheunos () was a village in the territory of
Caphyae
Caphyae or Kaphyai () was a city of ancient Arcadia situated in a small plain, northwest of the lake of Orchomenus. It was protected against inundations from this lake by a mound or dyke, raised by the inhabitants of Caphyae. The city is said to h ...
, in
Arcadian Azania in
ancient Arcadia
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,
Greece
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.
Rheunus was the place where the waters from the
Orchomenus plain resurfaced as the river
Tragus.
References
Populated places in ancient Arcadia
Arcadian Azania
Former populated places in Greece
Lost ancient cities and towns
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