Ophis (river)

The Ophis (Ancient Greek: Ὄφις), also called the Ophius or Ophious (Ὀφιοῦς),[1] was a river of ancient Pontus, the mouth of which was 90 stadia to the east of port Hyssus, and which separated Colchis from the country of the Thianni.[2]

It is identified with the modern Istala Dere in Asiatic Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ Anon. Peripl. p. 14.
  2. ^ Arrian. Periplus Ponti Euxini. Vol. p. 6.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 87, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.