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THERMODON

Greek Name

Θερμωδων

Transliteration

Thermôdôn

Latin Spelling

Thermodon

Translation

River Thermodon

THERMODON was a river-god of Pontos (Pontus) and Assyria in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).

The Thermodon river emptied into the Black Sea near the town of Thermiskyra, legendary capital of the Amazones. The major neighbouring rivers personified by the Greeks were the Halys of Paphlagonia to the west and the Phasis of Kholkis (Colchis) to the east.

PARENTS

OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hyginus Preface)

OFFSPRING

Perhaps HARMONIA

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

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