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NESTOS

Greek Name

Νεστος Νεσσος

Transliteration

Nestos, Nessos

Latin Spelling

Nestus, Nessus

Translation

River Nestus

NESTOS was a river-god of Bistonia in Thrake, north of Greece.

The River Nestos flowed into the Aegean Sea near the Thrakian town of Abdera opposite the island of Thasos. The most important neighbouring rivers were the Hebros to the east and Strymon to the west.

PARENTS

OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hesiod Theogony 337)

OFFSPRING

Perhaps THRONIE

ENCYCLOPEDIA

NESSUS (Nessos). The god of the river Nestus (also called Nessus or Nesus) in Thrace, is described as a son of Oceanus and Tethys. (Hes. Theog. 341.)

Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Hesiod, Theogony 337 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) :
"Tethys bore to Okeanos (Oceanus) the swirling Potamoi (Rivers) . . . silver-swirling Akheloios (Achelous), Nessos and Rhodios [in a list of rivers]."

SOURCES

GREEK

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