Crinisus (river)

Crimisus or Crinisus
Country Sicily
Physical characteristics
River mouth Tyrrhenian Sea
Length 23 km (14 mi) ?

Crimisus or Crinisus is a river in Sicily, named after Crinisus and it is the modern Freddo river on northwest Sicily. It is formed by two rivers that meet at about 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Castellammare del Golfo in the province of Trapani. The western river starts from Monte Busecchio near Calatafimi and the eastern river from the Gola di Sorice near Alcamo. The two rivers are also traditionally called the "hot river" (western) and the "cold river" (eastern) and in Italian language the Crinisus is called Fiume Freddo that means cold river.

References

    Battle of the Crimissus - 339 BC

    • A Classical Dictionary containing a copious account of all Mn. proper names mentioned in ancient authors... and cronologicae Table The sixteerth edition, corrected. T. Cadell. 1831. p. 222. Retrieved 2015-11-09.


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