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The river is one of the attractions of the city of Trikala. As Litheos crosses Trikala, its banks are connected by ten bridges, half of which are for pedestrians.
According to Strabo, Asclepius ( son of Apollo and Coronis, or Arsinoe) god of medicine, was born near Litheos river.
This is a shot of sunlight suddenly and transiently glinting on the silver side of one fish (Chondrostoma vardarense) swimming in a river (Lēthaeus in Trikala, Greece). The brief gleam of reflected light is very hard and bright, quickly disappearing in a moment as the fish moves around.
Can you see the non-reflecting fish of the same species next to the silver-shining one?
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In Trikala, Greece, the autumn leaves create a carpet —all red and gold— on which a female figure walks away… Lēthaeus river bank ( Ληθαῖος Lēthæus aka Lithéos ).
Photograph captured by listening to Édith Piaf’s “Autumn Leaves”:
“…I miss you most of all
My darling, when autumn leaves start to fall…”
Lēthaeus river, captured in October, in late afternoon.
Lēthaeus river (Ληθαῖος, Lēthæus / Lithéos) flows through the city centre of Trikala in Thessaly, central Greece. It is a tributary of Pēneus (Πηνειός, Piniós, a larger river). Lēthaeus rises in Antichassia mountains; its source lies at an altitude of 500 m. The river’s length is 36 km.
According to Greek mythology, Lēthaeus was the son of Lēthē (Λήθη, Greek female noun for Oblivion or Forgetfulness). Lēthē was one of the five rivers of the underworld ( ᾅδης, Hadēs ): the souls of the dead entering Hadēs had to drink from Lēthē to experience complete forgetfulness in the afterlife.
Asclepius —the god of Medicine— was born by the river banks of Lēthaeus, according to Strabo’s geography (XIV, 647). The god’s birthplace was Trikala (aka Tricca or Trikkē: Τρίκαλα, Τρίκκη) :
“There is another Lethæus in Gortyne, a third near Tricca, where Asclepius is said to have been born, and…”
—Strabo (Geography, ⅩⅣ, 647)
Original Strabo’s text in ancient Greek:
« Ἕτερος δ’ ἐστί Ληθαῖος ποταμὸς ὁ περὶ Τρίκκην ἐφ’ᾧ ὁ Ἀσκληπιὸς γεννηθῆναι λέγεται »
This is a long exposure shot of geese sitting on the river's silky water in downtown Trikala, Greece at night: Can you listen to the pouring rain?
This is a shot of sunlight suddenly and transiently glinting on the silver side of one fish (Chondrostoma vardarense) swimming in a river (Lēthaeus in Trikala, Greece). The brief gleam of reflected light is very hard and bright, quickly disappearing in a moment as the fish moves around.
Can you see the non-reflecting fish of the same species next to the silver-shining one?
A creative long-exposure shot of the city of Trikala, Greece at night. Can you spot the reflection of god Aesculapiusâs statue in the water surface of river LÄthaeus?!
Lēthaeus river, captured in October, in late afternoon. Lēthaeus river (Ληθαῖος, Lēthæus / Lithéos) flows through the city centre of Trikala in Thessaly, central Greece. It is a tributary of Pēneus (Πηνειός, Piniós, a larger river). Lēthaeus rises in Antichassia mountains; its source lies at an altitude of 500 m. The river’s length is 36 km.
According to Greek mythology, Lēthaeus was the son of Lēthē (Λήθη, Greek female noun for Oblivion or Forgetfulness). Lēthē was one of the five rivers of the underworld ( ᾅδης, Hadēs ): the souls of the dead entering Hadēs had to drink from Lēthē to experience complete forgetfulness in the afterlife.
Asclepius —the god of Medicine— was born by the river banks of Lēthaeus, according to Strabo’s geography (XIV, 647). The god’s birthplace was Trikala (aka Tricca or Trikkē: Τρίκαλα, Τρίκκη) :
“There is another Lethæus in Gortyne, a third near Tricca, where Asclepius is said to have been born, and…”
—Strabo (Geography, ⅩⅣ, 647)
Original Strabo’s text in ancient Greek:
«Ἕτερος δ’ ἐστί Ληθαῖος ποταμὸς ὁ περὶ Τρίκκην ἐφ’ᾧ ὁ Ἀσκληπιὸς γεννηθῆναι λέγεται»
Reflections on the river Lithaios, the landmark river that crosses the city of Trikala, in Greece. (AAA_1303)
Litheos River is a tributary of Penaeus and crosses the city of Trikala. The banks of Lithaiou is an oasis of calm among today's hectic pace of city and ideal for walking. The Litheos was known in antiquity as the birthplace of the god Asclepius. Today Litheos offers the visitor a cool breeze and scenic spots respite from everyday life.