River gods in Greek mythology

river in India and Pakistan

The Acheron ( or ; Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece.

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The Haliacmon (, Aliákmonas; formerly: , Aliákmon or Haliákmōn) is the longest river of Greece, flowing entirely on Greek soil in the region of Macedonia, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Evros (), Strymonas (Greek: Στρυμόνας), both coming from Bulgaria, and Axios () coming from North Macedonia, but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliacmon, which flows entirely in Greece. Haliacmon is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, Al

Asopus or Asopos (; ) is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina, Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus, who had witnessed the act, told Asopus that he could reveal the identity of the person who had abducted Aegina, but in return Asopus would have to provide a perennial fountain of water at Corinth, Sisyphus' city. Accordingly, Asopus produced a fountain at Corinth, and pursued Zeus, but had to retreat for fear of Zeus' terrible thunderbolt.

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river and river god in Greek mythology

thumb|300px|Water, or the Fight of Achilles against Scamander and Simoeis by Auguste Couder, 1819.

The Spercheios (, Sperkheiós), also known as the Spercheus from its Latin name, is a river in Phthiotis in central Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . It was worshipped as a god in the ancient Greek religion and appears in some collections of Greek mythology. In antiquity, its upper valley was known as Ainis. In AD 997, its valley was the site of the Battle of Spercheios, which ended Bulgarian incursions into the Byzantine Empire.

thumb|upright=1.4|Peneus averts his gaze as Apollo, pierced by Cupid's arrow of desire, pursues Daphne, transforming into the laurel (Apollo and Daphne, 1625, by Nicolas Poussin|Poussin) thumb|River gods consoling Peneus for the Loss of his Daughter, Daphne In Greek mythology, Peneus (; ) was a Thessalian river god, one of the three thousand Rivers, a child of Oceanus and Tethys.

god of the Nile river in Greek mythology, son of Oceanus and Tethys

Roman water deity

river through Athenian plain, Greece

river mentioned in Greek mythology

Greek river god

river-gods in Greek mythology, often personified as deities

Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)

river in Peloponnese, Greece

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In Greek mythology, Cebren (Ancient Greek: Κεβρην) was a Greek river-god, whose river was located near Troy. He was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and he was the father of Asterope and Hesperia, who are sometimes considered to be the same person, and Oenone. The city Cebrene (also spelled Kebrene or Kevrin) was named for Cebren.

ancient stream flowing through/under Athens, Greece

river in Boeotia and northern Attica, Greece

thumb|Segestan Silver [[Didrachm, 475–455 BCE, possibly depicting Crinisus in the form of a dog on one side, and Segesta on the other]] Crinisus (in Virgil's Aeneid and subsequent Roman texts) or Crimisus was the god of the Sicilian river Crinisus in Greek and Roman mythology. According to most versions of the myth, Crinisus fathered Acestes with a Trojan woman while in the form of a dog. Acestes then went on to found Segesta, which he named after his mother. Segestan coins from 475–390 BCE often depict a dog on one side, and a woman's head on the other, which have traditionally been associate

The river Kladeos flows through Olympia in Elis, Southern Greece, and empties into the river Alfeios. As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the Plataneiko, Lagadino, Gani, and Liakoto streams. Already in classical antiquity, the river was diverted near Olympia in order to prevent flooding in winter. However, the sanctuary of Olympia was covered by a 4 m thick layer of sediment when it was excavated in 1875.

river gods in Greek mythology

river god of Greek antiquity

Greek god of the Meander river in Caria

right|thumb|300px|Two coins from Pontic Olbia (3rd-1st century BC) depicting the bearded head of the river-god Borysthenes

thumb|Pier Leone Ghezzi, The Purification of Aeneas in the River Numicius (ca. 1725) The Numicus was a river of ancient Latium which flowed into the sea between the towns of Lavinium and Ardea. According to the mythology of Livy, Aeneas lies buried on its banks (from the original: 'Situs est, quemcumque eum dici ius fasque est super Numicum flumen'). The river is also represented in ancient texts as a river-god Numicius (Greek: Νουμικίος, Numikíos). As described by Ovid, at the behest of Venus, Numicus cleans Aeneas of all of his mortal parts so that he might become a god, known as Indiges.

river-god of Argos

Ancient Roman river god

In Greek mythology, Aesepus (Ancient Greek: Αἴσηπος) may refer to:

Phrygian river-god of Greek mythology, son of Oceanus and Tethys

In Greek mythology, Anapus () was god of the river Anapus in eastern Sicily. He was worshiped by the Syracusans, who depicted him as a young man. Anapus was husband to the naiad Cyane, who attempted to dissuade Hades from abducting Persephone, describing how she consented to Anapus' wooing out of love, rather than force.

Caanthus is also a synonym of the cylindrical bark beetle genus Ciconissus.

The Amphrysus ( - Amphrysos or - Amphryssos) was a river in ancient Thessaly, flowing from Mount Othrys to the Pagasetic Gulf. According to Strabo, it flowed close to the walls of the town Halos.

set of mythological Greek characters

In Roman mythology, Clitumnus (; ) was a son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the god of the Clitunno River in Umbria.

In Greek mythology, the name Ismenus () or Ismenius (Ἰσμήνιος) may refer to:

Greek mythological god of an Indian river with a swift stream

In Greek mythology, Hermus or Hermos (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμος) is a name attributed to multiple characters:

thumb|Bust of Olganos, on display at the Archaeological Museum, Veria In Greek mythology, Olganos () was a river god and the son of Beres.