ERIDANOS
Greek Name
Ηριδανος
Transliteration
Êridanos
Latin Spelling
Eridanus
Translation
River Eridanus
ERIDANOS was a river-god of Attika in Southern Greece.
The Eridanos stream was a tributory of the river Ilissos. The two streams merged near the city of Athens.
PARENTS
OFFSPRING
ZEUXIPPE (Hyginus Fabulae 14)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 14 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Butes, son of Teleon and Zeuxippe, daughter of the river Eridanus, from Athens."
SOURCES
ROMAN
- Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.
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