Potamoi
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The Potamoi (Greek: Ποταμοί, "Rivers") are the gods of rivers in Greek mythology.
Mythology
They are the fathers of the Naiads, and the brothers of the Oceanids, and as such, the sons of Oceanus and Tethys. The river gods were depicted in one of three forms: a man-headed bull, a bull-headed man with the body of a serpent-like fish from the waist down, or as an arm resting upon an amphora jug pouring water.[1]
List of River-gods (Potamoi)
The following are the sons of Oceanus and Tethys:[2][3][4]
- Achelous or Akheloios
- Acheron
- Acragas
- Aeas
- Aegaeus
- Aesar
- Aesepus
- Almo
- Alpheus
- Amnisos
- Amphrysos
- Anapos
- Anauros
- Anigros
- Apidanus
- Arar
- Araxes
- Ardescus
- Arnos
- Asopus
- Asterion
- Axius
- Baphyras
- Borysthenes
- Brychon
- Caanthus
- Caicinus
- Caicus
- Cayster
- Cebren
- Cephissus
- Chremetes
- Cladeus or Kladeos
- Clitumnus (Roman mythology)
- Cocytus
- Cratais
- Crinisus
- Cydnos
- Cytheros
- Elisson
- Enipeus
- Erasinus
- Eridanus
- Erymanthus
- Euphrates
- Eurotas
- Evenus
- Ganges
- Granicus
- Haliacmon
- Halys
- Hebrus
- Heptaporus
- Hermus
- Hydaspes
- Ilissos
- Imbrasos
- Inachus
- Indus
- Inopos
- Ismenus
- Istrus or Ister
- Ladon
- Lamos
- Lethe (exceptionally female)
- Lycormas
- Marsyas
- Maeander
- Meles
- Mincius
- Nestos
- Nilus
- Numicius
- Nymphaeus
- Orontes
- Pactolus
- Parthenius
- Phasis
- Phlegethon or Pyriphlegethon
- Phyllis
- Peneus
- Pleistos
- Porpax
- Rhesus
- Rhine
- Rhodius
- Rhyndacus
- Satnioeis
- Sangarius
- Scamander
- Simoeis
- Spercheus
- Strymon
- Symaethus
- Tanais
- Termessus
- Thermodon
- Tiberinus (Roman mythology)
- Tigris
- Titaressus
See also
- List of River-gods
- Potamides (river nymphs)
References
- ↑ "POTAMI : Greek river gods ; mythology ; pictures : POTAMOI, FLUMINA". Theoi.com. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae: "Preface"
- ↑ Hesiod, Theogony, 334
- ↑ Pseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers
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