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Peneus.

the chief river of Thessaly, which rises in Mount Pindus and flows into the Gulf of Therma

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name[peːˈneː.ʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈnɛː.us]
  1. the chief river of Thessaly, which rises in Mount Pindus and flows into the Gulf of Therma

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  2. a river in Elis district, Peloponnesus, Greece, which rises in Mount Erymanthus and flows into the Ionian Sea

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  3. A river god, father of Daphne

    Greek · declension-2
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From Ancient Greek Πηνειός (Pēneiós).

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