- Scamander
In
Greek mythology , Scamander (Skamandros) was a river god, son ofOceanus and Tethys according toHesiod . Scamander is also thought of as the river god, son of Zeus. ByIdaea , he fatheredKing Teucer .Scamander fought on the side of the Trojans during the
Trojan War ("Iliad " XX, 73/74; XXI). Scamander was also said to have fought againstAchilles , who was only saved due to the intervention ofHera ,Athena andHephaestus . In this context, he is the personification of the Scamander River that flowed fromMount Ida across the plain beneath the city ofTroy , joining theHellespont north of the city. TheAchaeans , according toHomer , had set up their camp near its mouth, and their battles with the Trojans were fought on the plain of Scamander.According to
Homer , he was calledXanthos by gods and Scamander by men, which might indicate that the former name refers to the god and the latter one to the river itself.In "
Iliad " XXI he tried to drownAchilles after being mocked by him, but was stopped byHera andHephaestus .References
*Tsotakou-Karveli. "Lexicon of Greek Mythology". Athens: Sokoli, 1990.
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