Amongst authors in antiquity,Thayer, Roman E. "Book III, Chapter 3". Strabo Geography. University of Chicago. Retrieved 12 October 2019. the tiny Lima river between Norte Region, Portugal, and Galicia, Spain, was said to have the same properties of memory loss as the legendary Lethe River, being mistaken for it.Strabo iii. p. 153; Mela, iii, 1; Pliny the Elder H.N. iv. 22 s. 35 In 138 BCE, the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus sought to dispose of the myth, as it impeded his military campaigns in the area. He was said to have personally crossed the Lima,Livy, Periochae 55.10 and then called his soldiers from the other side, one by one, by name. The soldiers, astonished that their general remembered their names, crossed the river as well without fear. This act proved that the Lima was not as dangerous as the local myths described.
Amongst authors in antiquityThayer Roman E "Book III Chapter 3" Strabo Geography University of Chicago Retrieved 12 October 2019 the tiny Lima river between Norte Region Portugal and Galicia Spain was said to have the same properties of memory loss as the legendary Lethe River being mistaken for itStrabo iii p 153; Mela iii 1; Pliny the Elder HN iv 22 s 35 In 138 BCE the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus sought to dispose of the myth as it impeded his military campaigns in the area He was said to have personally crossed the LimaLivy Periochae 5510 and then called his soldiers from the other side one by one by name The soldiers astonished that their general remembered their names crossed the river as well without fear This act proved that the Lima was not as dangerous as the local myths described