.
Greek Mythology >> Greek Gods >> Rustic Gods >> River Gods >> Eridanus (Eridanos)

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

Presumably OKEANOS & TETHYS

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A complete bibliography of the translations quoted on this page.