Ladon (river)

Ladon
Map
Location
CountryGreece
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPeloponnese
Mouth 
 • location
Alfeios
 • coordinates
37°35′35″N 21°49′13″E / 37.59306°N 21.82028°E / 37.59306; 21.82028
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAlfeiosIonian Sea
Martin Tyroff: Rivergod Ladon turns his daughter Daphne into a laurel bush. Martin Opitz, Daniel Wilhelm Triller: Teutsche Gedichte, 1746.

The Ladon (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λάδων, Ládōn; Demotic Greek: Λάδωνας, Ládōnas) is a river in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It features in Greek mythology. It is a tributary to the river Alfeios, which empties into the Ionian Sea. It is 70 km (43 mi) long.[1]