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Pleistos

River in Greece

The Pleistos (Greek: Πλείστος, Ancient Greek: Πλεῖστος, Latin: Pleistus) is a river in central Greece. It drains the Pleistos valley, named after it,

Pleistos

Quaternary

Third and current period of the Cenozoic Era, from 2.58 million years ago to the present

The Quaternary (/kwəˈtɜːrnəri/ kwə-TUR-nər-ee, US also /ˈkwɒtərnɛri/ KWOT-ər-nerr-ee) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic

Quaternary

Pleistocene

First epoch of the Quaternary Period

Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name comes from Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos), meaning "most", and καινός (kainós), meaning "new, recent". The aridification

Pleistocene

Kirra, Phocis

Community in Greece

municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. In ancient

Kirra, Phocis

Kirra,_Phocis

Delphi (modern town)

Town in Phocis, Greece

of the modern-day municipality, which includes the communities of the Pleistos valley system as far south as the Gulf of Corinth. The name Delphi came

Delphi (modern town)

Delphi_(modern_town)

First Sacred War

Ancient military conflict

his version of events, Solon of Athens diverted the course of the River Pleistos to avoid passing through Kirrha but the enemy was able to get enough water

First Sacred War

First_Sacred_War

Delphi

Sacred site and oracle of Ancient Greece

mountains of the Desfina Peninsula on the south. The pass is of the river Pleistos, running from east to west, forming a natural boundary across the north

Delphi

Arachova

Town in Boeotia, Greece

on the southern slope of Mount Parnassus, above the valley of the river Pleistos. The municipal unit has an area of 139.448 km2. Arachova is located 8 km

Arachova

Nymph

Greek and Roman mythological creature

(Corycian Cave) Corycian cave, Delphi, Phocis daughters of the river god Pleistos • Kleodora (or Cleodora) Mt. Parnassus, Phocis mother of Parnassus by Poseidon

Nymph

Phaedriades

Pair of cliffs on Mount Parnassos, Greece

mentioned the Phaedriades when describing the site, a narrow valley of the Pleistos (today Xeropotamos) formed by Parnassos and Mount Cirphis. Between them

Phaedriades

Gulf of Corinth

Inlet between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese

Rododafni, Agios Vasileios, Aktaio Tributaries are listed west to east: Mornos Pleistos Selemnos Volinaios Foinikas Selinountas Vouraikos Krathis Krios Zacholitikos

Gulf of Corinth

Gulf_of_Corinth

Melaina

Greek nymph, lover of Apollo

Melaena's father was one of the local river gods, either Kephisos or Pleistos of northern Boeotia. In another account, she was called the daughter of

Melaina

List of rivers of Greece

Granitsiotis (near Granitsa) Evinos (near Missolonghi) Mornos (near Nafpaktos) Pleistos, near Kirra Peloponnese Elissonas (in Dimini) Fonissa (near Xylokastro)

List of rivers of Greece

List_of_rivers_of_Greece

River gods (Greek mythology)

River gods in Greek mythology

Cocytus Phyllis ✓ Apollonius Thynia, Anatolia * Peneus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Thessaly ✓ Pleistos ✓ Apollonius Phocis * Porpax ✓ Aelian Sicily * Rhesus ✓ ✓ Rhesus (Ancient

River gods (Greek mythology)

River_gods_(Greek_mythology)

List of bioterrorist incidents

the siege of Kirrha, Solon of Athens added hellebore to the water of the Pleistos and let it flow into Kirrha. Solon of Athens 1941-1945 Unknown 200 Unknown

List of bioterrorist incidents

List_of_bioterrorist_incidents

Mornos

River in Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece

Amphissa-Arachova fault system, containing the Delphi fault, and creating the Pleistos rift valley. Further west is the Mornos fault, creating the Mornos rift

Mornos

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z

"many times", πολλαπλάσιος/πολυπλάσιος, πλείων (pleíōn) "more", πλεῖστος (pleîstos) "most", πολλοστός (pollostós) hoi polloi, pollakanth, polyadic, polyandry

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P–Z

List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P–Z

Antikyra

Municipal unit in Greece

Helladic (Middle Bronze Age) period, and the Desfina Peninsula as well as the Pleistos river valley were populated during the Mycenaean Period (Late Bronze Age)

Antikyra

Corycia

Naiad in Greek mythology

Parnassus in Phocis. Corycia's father was the local river-god Kephisos or Pleistos of northern Boeotia. With Apollo, she became the mother of Lycorus (Lyrcorus)

Corycia

Lake Tauca

Former lake, Pleisto- Holocene glacial lake, 72,600–7200 BP in Andes, South America

America Coordinates 20°S 68°W / 20°S 68°W / -20; -68 Type Former lake Pleisto- Holocene glacial lake 72,600–7200 BP Part of Altiplano Primary inflows

Lake Tauca

Lake_Tauca

Pleistoannelida

Clade of annelid worms

being connected to the basal groups. Pleisto ("Most") + annelid ("little rings"), "Most of the segmented worms." Pleisto is the superlative of "poly," meaning

Pleistoannelida

History of chemical warfare

History of chemical weapons in war

hellebore roots to poison the water in an aqueduct leading from the River Pleistos around 590 BC during the siege of Kirrha.[page needed] The earliest archaeological

History of chemical warfare

History_of_chemical_warfare

Pleistacantha

Genus of crabs

zoologist Edward J. Miers in 1879. Its name is derived from the Greek roots pleistos (πλεῖστος), a superlative meaning "many", and acantha (άκανθα), meaning

Pleistacantha

Matthew 21

Chapter of the New Testament

accuracy, some commentators note that Greek: ο δε πλειστος οχλος (ho de pleistos ochlos) is best read as "most of the people", or "the greatest part of

Matthew 21

Matthew_21

Colubroidea

Superfamily of snakes

Locations of Colubroidea fossil finds in South America Pleisto-Holocene ages Pliocene ages Miocene ages

Colubroidea

Mark 4

Chapter of the New Testament

Greek adjective, according to the most approved reading, is πλεῖστος, pleistos, the superlative of πολὺς, polus, and should be rendered 'a very great'

Mark 4

Mark_4

List of Greek place names

Piacenza Πλάταια Plátaia Πλάταια Plátaia ˈplatea Plataea Πλειστός Pleistós Πλειστός Pleistós plisˈtos Pleistus Πλούτων Ploútōn Πλούτωνας Ploútonas ˈplutonas

List of Greek place names

List_of_Greek_place_names

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/P

List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/P

Mount Cirphis

Mountain in Greece

of Corinth. It is separated from Mount Parnassus by the valley of the Pleistos. In antiquity, it was reckoned as part of the district of Phocis. This

Mount Cirphis

Mount_Cirphis

Jamaican ibis

Extinct species of bird

Oscar (1984). "Sinopsis de las aves halladas en depósitos fosilíferos pleisto-holocénicos de Cuba". Reporte de Investigación del Instituto de Zoología

Jamaican ibis

Jamaican_ibis

Online names & meanings

Carwyn

Boy/Male

Welsh

Carwyn

White fortress.

QAYIN

Male

Hebrew

QAYIN

(×§Ö·×™Ö´×Ÿ) Hebrew name QAYIN means "acquired, possessed." In the bible, this is the name of Adam and Eve's first son who killed his brother Abel.Â The Anglicized form is Cain.