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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 Arcadia (; ) is a region in the central Peloponnese, Greece. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan (god), Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia (utopia), Ar ...
,
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. Rheunus was the place where the waters from the Orchomenus plain resurfaced as the river Tragus.


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Populated places in ancient Arcadia Arcadian Azania Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub