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Scamander

In Greek mythology, Scamander was an Oceanid, son of Oceanus and Tethys. By Idaea, he fathered Teucer. Scamander fought on the side of the Greeks during the Trojan War.

Alternatives: Skamandros, Xanthos

Iliad XX, 73; XXI, 1

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