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<p>Looks like Melas was a common name for rivers and streams. This
was called Melas "in ancient times" but now is called Manavgat.<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manavgat_River">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manavgat_River</a></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/24/2023 4:29 PM, Fernando Gouvea
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<p>Has anyone made/seen a good map of the area where much of the
action of <i>Arete</i> takes place? (It is European Turkey and
nearby areas, basically.) I managed, for example, to figure out
where the Hebrus River is, but not the Melas.</p>
<p>Fernando<br>
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