TIGRIS

TIGRIS was a river-god of Assyria in west Asia (modern day Iraq).

Other important rivers of the east included the Euphrates of Assyria, the Orontes of Syria, and the Ganges and Hydaspes of India.

PARENTS

OKEANOS & TETHYS (Hyginus Preface)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

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."

SOURCES

ROMAN

• Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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