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SYMAITHOS

Greek Name

Συμαιθος

Transliteration

Symaithos

Latin Spelling

Symaethus

Translation

River Symaethus

SYMAITHOS (Symaethus) was a river-god of eastern Sikelia (Sicily).

The Symaithos river had its headwaters in the Nebrodes Mountains of north-eastern Sikelia, and flowed around Mount Aitna (Etna) to enter the Meditertanean Sea south of the town of Katana (Catana). Other personified Sicilian rivers included the Akis (Acis) to the north, Anapos to the south and Krimisos (Crimisus) to the west. The closest river on the Italian mainland was the Kaikinos (Caicinus) of Bruttium.

PARENTS

Presumably OKEANOS & TETHYS

OFFSPRING

SYMAITHIS (Ovid Metamorphoses 13.750)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Ovid, Metamorphoses 13. 750 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Acis was son of river-nympha Symaethis and Faunus [Pan] was his father."

SOURCES

ROMAN

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