Kladeos
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The river Kladeos flows through Olympia in Elis, Southern Greece, and empties into the river Alfeios. As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the Plataneiko, Lagadino, Gani, and Liakoto streams. Already in classical antiquity, the river was diverted near Olympia in order to prevent flooding in winter. However, the sanctuary of Olympia was covered by a 4 m thick layer of sediment when it was excavated in 1875.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kladeos is referenced by 425 other articles, and connects out to Greece, Latin and Greek.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Landforms of Elis, River gods in Greek mythology and Rivers of Greece.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- River.name
- Kladeos
- River.image
- El riu Cladeu (Kladeos) al seu pas per Olímpia.JPG
- River.source1_location
- Peloponnese
- River.mouth_location
- Alfeios
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Greece
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- stream
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Ancient Olympia Municipality
- Elevation
- 25
- Image
- Kladeos River at Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece 02.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- mouth of the watercourse
- Alfeios
- located in/on physical feature
- Peloponnese
- Commons category
- Kladeos river
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The river Kladeos flows through Olympia in Elis, Southern Greece, and empties into the river Alfeios. As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the Plataneiko, Lagadino, Gani, and Liakoto streams. Already in classical antiquity, the river was diverted near Olympia in order to prevent flooding in winter. However, the sanctuary of Olympia was covered by a 4 m thick layer of sediment when it was excavated in 1875.
The river is named after Kladeos (, ), a river god in Greek mythology who was one of the sons of Oceanus and Tethys.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kladeos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations