Axius (mythology)

This article is about the river god. For other uses, see Axius.

Axius (Greek: Ἀξιός) is a Paeonian river god, the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the father of Pelagon, by Periboea, daughter of Acessamenus. His domain is the river Axius, or Vardar, in Macedonia (region).

References

Hyginus Preface
Iliad 21.141; Bibliotheca E4.7

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