Hellen (river)

natural · 330 BC – 2099 AD · location approximate

An ancient river of southeast Crete, possibly to be identified with a modern stream that empties into the Libyan Sea just east of the modern village of Gra Lygia in the Ierapetra municipal region.

Coordinates
35.02401, 25.69852
Also known as
Hellen (grc), Petritses (el), Πετρίτσης (el)
Dating
attested

Sources

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