Definitions for pactoluspækˈtoʊ ləs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pac•to•luspækˈtoʊ ləs(n.)
a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
Category: Geography (places)
Wiktionary
Pactolus(ProperNoun)
A river, formerly an important feature of ancient Lydia and said to contain gold; now rising and emptying in modern Turkey.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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