TANAIS

TANAIS was a river-god of Skythia in north-eastern Europe (the modern-day River Don in Russia).

The Tanais River flowed through the eastern steppeland of Skythia, issuing into the Palus Maeotis (Sea of Azov) in the north-eastern corner of the Black Sea. The most important neighbouring rivers were the Borysthenes (Dnieper) to the west and the Phasis of Kolkhis (Colchis) to the south.

PARENTS

OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hyginus Preface)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"From Oceanus and Tethys [were born] the Oceanides . . . Of the same descent Rivers: Strymon, Nile, Euphrates, Tanais, Indus, Cephisus, Ismenus, Axenus, Achelous, Simoeis, Inachus, Alpheus, Thermodon, Scamandrus, Tigris, Maeandrus, Orontes."

SOURCES

ROMAN

• Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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