Maeander
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river Maeander · the Maeander
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Orations
River described as the most divine and wise of all rivers, winding through much of Asia.
And of the rivers the greatest and most useful have their source from here — this Marsyas, flowing through the middle of your city, and the Orgas, and the Maeander, far the most divine and wise of all rivers, who, winding countless turns, traverses well-nigh the best of Asia.
The Histories
River in Caria whose crossing and tactical use were debated at the Carian council of war before the battle at the Marsyas.
He proposed that the Carians should cross the Maeander and fight with the river at their back, so that being unable to flee and compelled to stand their ground they might prove themselves even braver than nature made them.
This opinion, however, did not prevail, and it was decided instead that the Persians and not the Cilicians should have the Maeander at their back, the intent being that if the Persians were overcome in the battle and put to flight, they would not escape but be hurled into the river.
Iliad
River held by the Carian contingent.
These held Miletus and the wooded mountain of Phthires, with the water of the river Maeander and the lofty crests of Mount Mycale.