Cephissus (Athenian plain)

Cephissus (Ancient Greek: Κήφισσος; Greek: Κηφισός, Kifisos) is a river in the vicinity of Athens, Greece.

Cephissus
Κηφισός
Cephissus river view under the highway Athens-Lamia.
Location
CountryGreece
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSaddle between Parnitha and Penteli mountains
Mouth 
  location
Phaleron Bay
  coordinates
37°56′19″N 23°40′12″E
Cephissus river view from above - from a bridge at the highway Athens-Lamia.

The Bibliotheca (3.15.1) states that the legendary Erechtheus' wife Praxithea was daughter of Phrasimus (otherwise unknown to us) by Diogenia (otherwise unknown to us) daughter of Cephissus.

The source of the river is in the saddle depression between the Parnitha and Penteli mountains. From there it flows generally southwest until it reaches the Phaleron Bay between Neo Faliro and Moschato. Presently the river flows near or under the Motorway 1 linking Athens and Thessaloniki for much of its length. This section of Motorway 1 is named Avenue Kifissou, near which is the Kifissos Bus Terminal.

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