Scamander

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In Greek mythology, Scamander (Skamandros, Xanthos) was a river god, son of Oceanus and Tethys according to Hesiod. Scamander is also thought of as the river god, son of Zeus. By Idaea, he fathered King Teucer. Scamander fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War (Iliad XX, 73/74; XXI), after the Greek soldier Achilles insulted him. Scamander was also said to have attempted to kill Achilles three times, and the hero was only saved due to the intervention of Hera, Athena and Hephaestus. In this context, he is the personification of the Scamander River that flowed from Mount Ida across the plain beneath the city of Troy, joining the Hellespont north of the city.