by Dr Alena Trckova-Flamee Ph.D.
In mythical genealogy Gortys is mentioned as the great-grandson of King Arcas, the ruler of Arcadia at the centre of Peloponnese and who gave his name to this beautiful region. According to Pausanias, Arcas divided his kingdom between his three sons. Elatos, the grandfather of Gortys, took a piece of land with the mountains Cyllena (Mt. Killini) at the western part of Peloponnese. He was also the founder of the city of Elateia in Phocis, located in central Greece. Elatos’ son and father of Gortys, Stymfelos, was associated with the Peloponnesian places, namely with the town Stymfalia and even with a spring (named after him) outside this city.
Witch's Well 