god
Scamander
also: Ξάνθος, Σκάμανδρος, Xanthus
The chief river of the Trojan plain, called Xanthus by the gods and Scamander by men; enraged at the slaughter choking his waters, he rises against Achilles in Book 21 until Hephaestus's fire drives him back.
Reading notes
- The Iliad §2.441 Scamander
The chief river of the Trojan plain, called Xanthus by the gods and Scamander by men; choked with corpses by Achilles's rampage, he rises against Achilles in Book 21 until Hephaestus's fire drives him back.