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| Thyamis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 39°35′12″N 20°8′32″E / 39.58667°N 20.14222°E |
| Length | 115 km (71 mi) |
| Basin size | about 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) |
The Thyamis (Greek: Θύαμις), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς)[1] or Kalamas (Καλαμάς),[2][3] is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea. It is 115 km (71 mi) long,[4][3] and its drainage area is about 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi), over 99% of which on Greek territory.[3] The names of the Chameria region (Tsamouria in Greek), as well as the Chams, derive from the river's name.
Thyamis in ancient Greece was mentioned by Pausanias[5] as forming the boundary between Thesprotis and Kestrine.[6][7] In addition, Suda[8] and Ptolemaeus[9] mentioned it.
Some Renaissance scholars believed that the English River Thames owed its name to the River Thyamis, as early Celtic tribes were thought to have migrated from the Epirus region to England. While this belief influenced the modern spelling of the English river's name, it is no longer regarded as credible.
- ^ Strabo. Geography, 7.7. Note #35: "The Thyamus, or Thyamis, is now called Glycys, and the Acheron, Calamas."
- ^ Peck, Harry Thurston. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, 1898, p. 1579. "(Thuamis). Now Kalama; a river in Epirus, forming the boundary between Thesprotia and the district of Cestryna."
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 54. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ Greece in Figures January - March 2018, p. 12
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece, Attica, 1.11.2. "Helenus on his death passed on the kingdom to Molossus, son of Pyrrhus, so that Cestrinus with volunteers from the Epeirots took possession of the region beyond the river Thyamis, while Pergamus crossed into Asia and killed Areius..."
- ^ Finley, M. I. The Portable Greek Historians: The Essence of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius. Viking Portable Library, 1977, p. 220: "There also the river Thyamis flows, forming the boundary between Thesprotis and Kes-trine..."
- ^ Pliny the Elder. Natural History, 4.1.2, "the Thyamis, a river of Thesprotia..."
- ^ Suda Encyclopedia, §th.529
- ^ Ptolemaeus, Geography, §3.13.2