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Iliad meander river
Iliad meander river





iliad meander river

Now, Achilles was the greatest hero of the Achaean forces, but nevertheless it required the intervention of Poseidon and Athena, to rescue him from being drowned in the water of Scamander.ĭespite this brush with death, Achilles returned to action, and once again Scamander came to drown the Greek hero, this time Hephaestus came to rescue Achilles, and the god started to boil the waters of the river. Achilles was in pursuit of a fleeing band of Trojans when they entered the Scamander River, Achilles followed them, but as he slew the Trojans, so Scamander decided to interfere. Yangtze River, Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ch’ang Chiang, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). 2: An alluvial river meanders through its floodplain (Courtesy USGS DDS21) A floodplain is the relatively flat area that borders a stream which is periodically inundated with water during high flow periods. The River Maiandros had its headwaters the highlands of southern Phrygia and, flowing west through Karia, entered the Aegean Sea opposite the town of Miletos (Miletus).

iliad meander river

Scamander can of course be considered an ancestor of King Priam, and the path of the Scamander River went through Troy and the region.Īs war raged, arguments between the gods increased, and at one point Scamander faced off against Hephaestus, but it was later that Scamander really came to prominence. MAIANDROS (Maeander) was a river-god of Karia (Caria) in Anatolia (modern Turkey). The name of Scamander of course comes to the fore during the Trojan War, and it is perhaps no surprise that the Potamoi is considered one of the allies of the Trojans.







Iliad meander river