Odryses (river)

natural · 330 BC – 2099 AD

An ancient river of Mygdonia mentioned by Strabo. Foss (BAtlas) identifies it with the modern Kara Dere (Karacay), a tributary of the Simav in Turkey's Bursa province, rejecting 19th century scholarship that identified it tentatively with the Nilüfer.

Coordinates
40.18344, 28.21114
Also known as
Odryses, Ὀδρύσης (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

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