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'''Pactolus''' ({{lang-tr|Sart Çayı}}) is a river near the Aegean coast of [[Turkey]]. The river rises from [[Tmolus|Mount Tmolus]], flows through the ruins of the ancient city of [[Sardis]], and empties into the [[Gediz River]], the ancient [[Hermus]]. The Pactolus once contained [[gold]] sands that were the basis of the economy of the ancient state of [[Lydia]]. According to legend, King [[Midas]] divested himself of the golden touch by washing |
'''Pactolus''' ({{lang-tr|Sart Çayı}}) is a river near the Aegean coast of [[Turkey]]. The river rises from [[Tmolus|Mount Tmolus]], flows through the ruins of the ancient city of [[Sardis]], and empties into the [[Gediz River]], the ancient [[Hermus]]. The Pactolus once contained [[gold]] sands that were the basis of the economy of the ancient state of [[Lydia]]. According to legend, King [[Midas]] divested himself of the golden touch by washing himself in the river.<ref>Ovid, ''Met.'' XI.140-144.</ref> |
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Pactolus (Turkish: Sart Çayı) is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus. The Pactolus once contained gold sands that were the basis of the economy of the ancient state of Lydia. According to legend, King Midas divested himself of the golden touch by washing himself in the river.[1]
References
- ^ Ovid, Met. XI.140-144.
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