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pækˈtoʊ ləspacto·lus
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Pactolusnoun
A river, formerly an important feature of ancient Lydia and said to contain gold; now rising and emptying in modern Turkey.
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Pactolus
Pactolus (Greek: Πακτωλός), now named Sart Çayı, is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus. The Pactolus once contained electrum that was the basis of the economy of the ancient state of Lydia which used the naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver to forge the first coins under Alyattes of Lydia.
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Pactolus
Pactolus is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus. The Pactolus once contained electrum that was the basis of the economy of the ancient state of Lydia. According to legend, King Midas divested himself of the golden touch by washing himself in the river.
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Pactolus
a small river of Lydia, famous for the gold contained in its sand, due, it was alleged, to Midas washing the gold off him in its waters, and the alleged source of the wealth of Croesus; its modern name is Sarabat. See Midas.
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Pactolus
(Pacto′lus). The river in Lydia where Midas washed himself by order of Bacchus, and the sands were turned to gold.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pactolus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pactolus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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