EUPHRATES was a River-God of Assyria in west Asia (modern Turkey and Iraq).

The river Euphrates flowed south from the highlands of eastern Anatolia down through the heart of Assyria. Other important rivers of the east were the Tigris of Assyria, Orontes of Syria, as well as the Ganges and Hydaspes of India.

Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"From Oceanus and Tethys [were born] the Oceanides . . . Of the same descent Rivers: Strymon, Nile, Euphrates, Tanais, Indus, Cephisus, Ismenus, Axenus, Achelous, Simoeis, Inachus, Alpheus, Thermodon, Scamandrus, Tigris, Maeandrus, Orontes."

Nonnus, Dionysiaca 43. 400 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :
"[When Beroe, the goddess of Beruit, married Poseidon :] Persian Euphrates gave the girl the webspinner’s embroidered wares [i.e. silk]."

Z36.2 RIVER GOD EUPHRATES

Z37.1 NAIAD OF EUPHRATES

Z37.4 NAIAD OF EUPHRATES

Z36.1 RIVER GOD EUPHRATES

Sources:

• Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.
• Nonnos, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th A.D.