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19-402: The meaning of this name is uncertain. The second element looks as though it is derived from Greek ἀνδρός ( andrós ), meaning "of a man", but there are sources who doubt this. The first element is more difficult to pinpoint; it could be derived from σκάζω ( skázō ), "to limp, to stumble (over an obstacle)", or from σκαιός ( skaiós ), meaning "left(-handed), awkward". The meaning of

38-658: A location in Çanakkale Province , Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Simoeis Simoeis or Simois / ˈ s ɪ m oʊ ɪ s / ( Ancient Greek : Σιμόεις Simóeis ) was a river of the Trojan plain, now called the Dümruk Su (Dümrek Çayı), and the name of its god in Greek mythology . The Simoeis

57-707: Is a river located entirely within the Çanakkale Province of Turkey . It flows west from Mount Ida and empties into the Aegean Sea near the Troy Historical National Park . According to the Iliad , the battles of the Trojan War were fought in the lower courses of Karamenderes. Known in antiquity as Scamander , Scamandrus or Skamandros ( Ancient Greek : Σκάμανδρος ), it was according to Homer called Xanthus or Xanthos (Ξάνθος) by

76-585: 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. The Achaeans , according to Homer , had set up their camp near its mouth, and their battles with the Trojans were fought on the plain of Scamander. In Iliad XXII (149ff), Homer states that the river had two springs: one produced warm water;

95-491: Is the son of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys . He is alternately described as a son of Zeus . Scamander was the father of King Teucer whose mother was the water nymph Idaea . He was also mentioned as the father of Glaucia , lover of Deimachus . Additionally, Xanthus was credited to be the father of Eurythemista who bore Pelops and Niobe to Tantalus . Strymo or Rhoeo , wife of Laomedon , king of Troy

114-577: The Elder . Its present course is so altered that it is no longer a tributary of the Scamander, but flows directly into the Hellespont . Like other river-gods, Simoeis was the son of Oceanus and Tethys . Simoeis had two daughters who were married into the Trojan royal family. One daughter, Astyoche , was married to Erichthonius , and the other daughter, Hieromneme was the wife of Assaracus . When

133-486: The Simoeis, a canal was dug, which flowed in a western direction into the sea, south of Sigeum, so that the two rivers joined each other only at times when their waters were high. Pliny, who calls the Scamander a navigable river, is in all probability thinking of the same canal. The point at which the two rivers reach the sea is now greatly changed, for owing to the deposits at the mouth, the coast has made great advances into

152-434: The army of Xerxes I . The Scamander after being joined by the Simoeis has still a course of about 20 stadia eastward, before it reaches the sea, on the east of Cape Sigeum . Ptolemy , and apparently Pomponius Mela , assign to each river its own mouth, the Simoeis discharging itself into the sea at a point north of the mouth of the Scamander. To account for these discrepancies, it must be assumed that even at that time

171-411: The circumstance of its flowing for some time under ground and reappearing in the neighbourhood of Ilion. Homer describes the Scamander as a large and deep river, and states that the Simoeis flowed into the Scamander, which after the junction still retained the name of Scamander. Although Homer describes the river as large and deep, Herodotus states that its waters were not sufficient to afford drink to

190-650: The gods and Scamander by men; though it probably owed the name Xanthus to the yellow or brownish colour of its water. Notwithstanding this distinct declaration of the poet that the two names belonged to the same river, Pliny the Elder mentions the Xanthus and Scamander as two distinct rivers, and describes the former as flowing into the Portus Achaeorum , after having joined the Simoeis . Pseudo-Plutarch (ca. 300 CE) tells us that Scamander went mad during

209-429: The gods took sides in the Trojan War , Simoeis supported the Trojans. Scamander , another river who also supported the Trojans, called upon Simoeis for help in his battle against Achilles : "Come to my aid with all speed, fill your streams with water from your springs, stir up all your torrents, stand high in a great wave, and rouse a mighty roar of timbers and rocks, so we can stop this savage man who in his strength

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228-440: The mysteries of Rhea and flung himself into the river Xanthus, which was then renamed to Scamander. He also says that an herb "like a vetch " grows in the river which bears a seed pod that rattles when ripe, and whoever possesses this plant "fears no apparition nor the sight of any God." In regard to the colour of the water, it was believed to have even the power of dyeing the wool of sheep which drank of it. Homer states that

247-469: The name might then perhaps be "limping man" or "awkward man". This would refer to the many bends and winds (meanders) of the river, which does not run straight, but "limps" its way along. The Scamander River was named after the river god Scamander. The Scamander River was the river that surrounded Troy. The god Scamander took the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War. According to Hesiod , Scamander

266-440: The other yielded cold water, regardless of the season. According to Homer, he was called Xanthos by gods and Scamander by men, which might indicate that the former name refers to the god and the latter one to the river itself. In a story by Pseudo-Plutarch , Scamander went mad during the mysteries of Rhea and flung himself into the river Xanthus, which was then renamed to Scamander. Karamenderes River Karamenderes

285-410: The physical changes in the aspect of the country arising from the muddy deposits of the Scamander had produced these effects, or else that Ptolemy mistook a canal for the Scamander. Even in the time of Strabo the Scamander reached the sea only at those seasons when it was swollen by rains, and at other times it was lost in marshes and sand. It was from this circumstance, that, even before its junction with

304-474: The river had two sources close to the city of Troy , one sending forth hot water and the other cold, and that near these springs the Trojan women used to wash their clothes. Strabo remarks that in his time no hot spring existed in those districts; he further asserts that the river had only one source; that this was far away from Troy in Mount Ida ; and lastly that the notion of its rising near Troy arose from

323-539: The sea, and the Portus Achaeorum, probably a considerable bay, has altogether disappeared. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Smith, William , ed. (1854–1857). "Scamander". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray. 40°00′14″N 26°13′25″E  /  40.00389°N 26.22361°E  / 40.00389; 26.22361 This geographical article about

342-474: Was a small river of the ancient Troad , having its source in Mount Ida , or more accurately in Mount Cotylus , which passed by Troy , joined the Scamander River below that city. This river is frequently spoken of in the Iliad , and described as a rapid mountain torrent. The river is also noted by the ancient geographers Strabo , Ptolemy , Stephanus of Byzantium , Pomponius Mela , and Pliny

361-499: Was also called his daughter. Lastly, he also became the father of the priest Melus by an unknown woman or nymph. Scamander fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War ( Iliad XX, 73/74; XXI), after the Greek hero 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

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