| Lycus | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Λύκος ( Greek) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°48′52″N 29°11′38″E / 37.8144°N 29.1940°E |
| Mouth | Büyük Menderes River |
• coordinates | 37°57′17″N 28°56′53″E / 37.9547°N 28.9481°E |
• elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Lycus or Lykos ( Greek: Λύκος; Turkish: Çürüksu) was the name of a river in ancient Phrygia. It is a tributary of the Maeander and joins it a few kilometers south of Tripolis. It had its sources in the eastern parts of Mount Cadmus ( Strabo xii. p. 578), not far from those of the Meander itself, and it flowed westerly towards Colossae. Near there, it disappeared into a chasm of the earth. After a distance of five stadia, however, its waters reappeared. After flowing by Laodicea ad Lycum, it discharged into the Maeander. ( Herod. vii. 30; Plin. v. 29; Ptol. v. 2. § 8; Hamilton, Researches, vol. i. p. 508, &c., and Journal of the Royal Geogr. Soc. vii. p. 60.)
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