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Meander (Büyük Menderes)

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The river Meander. Photo Jona Lendering. The river Meander is well-known for its many curves ("meanders": cf. this satellite photo) and its large deposits, which have completely changed the region between Priene and Miletus. Once, these towns were situated on the shores of the Aegean Sea - but this is no longer true.
The muddy Meander. Photo Marco Prins. The muddy Meander, which separates the ancient landscapes of Caria (right, south) and Lydia (left, north). The river is the longest in southwestern Anatolia. Its source is near Celaenae; after a short distance, the river Marsyas empties itself in the Meander. Other tributaries are the Morsynus and another Marsyas.
The Meander and the Mycale promontory. Photo Jona Lendering. The Meander and the Mycale promontory. The alluvial plain was famous for its fertility.
The delta of the Meander. Photo Marco Prins. The delta of the Meander, showing the deposits. In the distance, Mycale.
Statue of river god Meander in the thermae of Faustina. Photo Marco Prins. Statue of river god Meander in the thermae of Faustina, Miletus. He was the son of Oceanus and Tethys, and the father of Cyane, who was, through Miletus, mother of the twins Byblis and Caunus. Among Meander's sons was Marsyas.
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