The Karasu (Turkish for 'black water') is a short river in the Istanbul metropolitan area; it flows into the lake formed by the Büyükçekmece Dam. Anciently, the river was known as the Athyras (Ancient Greek: Ἀθύρας), and was considered a river of ancient Thrace that flowed between Selymbria and Byzantium (the later Istanbul). Pliny the Elder also calls it Pydaras.
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnika, A35.21
- Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.11.6.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.11.18.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Athyras". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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