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KOUTSOPODI (Municipality) ARGOLIS
Inachos runs through the fertile territory of the borough of Koutsopodi.
Having the same name from ancient times - although the local people call it by
the name "Panitsa" - springs from "Lyrkio" about ten Kilometers from the center
of the borough and more exactly from the area "Kolibouka", it flows in the Argolic
bay. Ancient Greeks considered this river as a person and believed that "he" was
the King of the area, father of the royal race of Argos. Being the son of "Ocean"
and "Titheos" he was considered to have brought the first cultural elements in
the area. His wife's name was "Melia" and his children were "Foroneas", "Aigialeas",
"Argos", "Pelasgos", "Io" and "Mycene". His descendants by the name "Inachitae"
belonged to the heroic race of "Argos". The waters of "Inachos" flow wastefully
in the Argolic bay without being used for the irrigation of the Argolic plain,
which suffers an especially keen problem of drought during summer months. The
result of this is the uncontrolled drainage of the underground waters with unpredictable
future consequences. The problem could be manageable through good willing on the
part of the government and through the cooperation of the nearby boroughs. That
is, the construction of dams along the river bed of "Inachos" would become possible
the reservation of the rainy waters of winter months and also the enriching of
underground reservoirs and resources.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Municipality of Koutsopodion URL below.
KORINTHOS (Ancient city) PELOPONNISOS
A woman of loose character. There are a number of words in Greek and Latin to designate the harlot; hetaira and concubina usually implying one who has a quasi-recognized connection with a single man, while porne, meretrix, scortum, etc., designate the common prostitute. . .were very numerous at Athens and especially at Corinth, which last city was proverbial for its loose morals and the beauty of its hetaerae . . . It is probable that the indulgence with which women of this class were looked upon sprang in part from the semi-religious character of the prostitute as being associated with the worship of Aphrodite. At Corinth, for instance, a large number of these women were formally dedicated to the service of that goddess and were styled hierodouloi. Few citizens ever entered the ranks of the pornai, and whenever such a case happened loss of citizenship was the penalty, as also for a person who kept a porneion.
This extract is from: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
Cited Sept 2002 from Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks.
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