Euripus Strait
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The Euripus Strait (Greek: Εύριπος), is a narrow channel of water separating the Greek island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea from Boeotia in mainland Greece. It is subject to strong tidal currents which reverse direction several times a day. Its principal port is Chalkis on Euboea, which is located at the strait's narrowest point.
In his Phaedo, Plato has Socrates use the Euripus tide as a simile for things that "go up and down" in describing the thinking of those who hold that nothing is sound or stable (Phaedo, 90c).
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- Ἀττική: Εὔριπος
- Attikḗ:Eúripos
- Δημοτική: Εύριπος
- Dimotikí: Évripos
- ðimɔtiˈci: ˈɛvɾipɔs
- English, Latin: Euripus
- French, Italian: Euripe
- Turkish: Agriboz, Ağrıboz
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