Sources The river has its sources not far from Celaenae in Phrygia (now Dinar), 1 where it gushed forth in a park of Cyrus. The motif is also known as Greek key or Greek. This river is mentioned in the Iliad, by Homer. The meander motif took its name from the river Meander, a river with many twists, mentioned by Homer in Iliad. It appears earliest in the Catalog of Trojans of Homer 's Iliad along with Miletus and Mycale. Meander means twisting and turning, It is named after the River Meander, now called Buyuk Menderes River. Along the rivers level meads they stand, Thick as in spring. This caused Scamander great pain, and to appease Hephaestus, Scamander would have to promise to not enter the fight on the side of the Trojans again. Ancient geography The Maeander was a celebrated river of Caria in Asia Minor. With rushing troops the plains are coverd oer, And thundering footsteps shake the sounding shore.
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. This symbol is also known as the Greek key. 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. It takes its name from the river Meander, a river with many twists, mentioned by Homer in Iliad. 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. As the river erodes laterally, to the right side then the left side, it forms large bends, and then horseshoe-like loops called meanders. 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.
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