Peloponnesian Mountains

Mount Kyllini, also called Ziria, rises above northern Corinthia and the Gulf of Corinth. Its high ground includes the Flambouritsa valley and a shallow lake at Dasiou, whose waters vary with the snow and rain. To the south lies Lake Stymphalia, the home of the monstrous birds of Greek legend. Another story places the birth of Hermes in a cave on Kyllini, where his mother Maia sheltered among the mountain heights.