"Ancient Corinth - Peirene Fountain" : Photos taken in Greece

Ancient Corinth - Peirene Fountain

Ancient Corinth - Greece. The Peirene Fountain was the major source of water for ancient Corinth. The arched openings led to bowls carved in the rock where water collected. The fountain is named for Peirene, a woman who wept so hard when she lost her son that she finally dissolved into the spring that still flows here. The fountain was said to have been a favorite watering hole of the Pegasus, the winged horse who was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the Gorgon Medusa. ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

• Date: 22 March 2008
• Photographer: Kevrekidis: gallery
• Uploaded: 22nd Mar 2008
• Location: Arkhaía Kórinthos, Greece: gallery
• Tags: buildings architecture ancient mediterranean corinth acrocorinth mythology
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