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AISAR

Greek Name

Αισαρ Αυσαρ

Transliteration

Aisar, Ausar

Latin Spelling

Auser

Translation

River Auser

AISAR (Auser) was a river-god of Tyrrhenia or Etruria (modern Tuscany) in central Italy.

The River Aisar merged with the Arnos near the town of Pisa.

PARENTS

Presumably OKEANOS & TETHYS

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Strabo, Geography 5. 2. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Pisa [in Italy] is situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Arnos (Arnus) and the Ausar (Auser) . . . And the following fable is told : when these Rivers first began to flow down from the mountains, and their course was being hindered by the natives for fear that they would unite in one stream and deluge the country, the Rivers promised not to deluge it and kept their pledge."

SOURCES

GREEK

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