The Boagrius or Boagrios (Ancient Greek: Βοάγριος), also called Manes (Μάνης), was the largest river of Locris. It was only a mountain torrent, rising in Mount Cnemis, and flowing into the sea between Scarpheia and Thronium. The river was often dry.[1] The town of Tarphe was also upon its banks. The river is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad.[2] The river significantly changed course following the Locrian earthquake of 426 BCE.[3] It is noted by Strabo,[1] Ptolemy,[4] and Pliny the Elder.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix., p. 426. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ↑ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.533.
  3. ↑ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.89.
  4. ↑ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.15.11.
  5. ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.12.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Locris". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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