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River of Gods is a 2004 science fiction novel by British writer Ian McDonald. It depicts a futuristic India in 2047, a century after its independence from Britain , characterized both by ancient traditions and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligences , robots and nanotechnology .
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, rivers (Ancient Greek: ποταμοί, romanized: potamoí) [1] were often personified as deities, and in a number of ancient Greek cities river gods were the subject of local worship. In Hesiod's Theogony, the river gods are the offspring of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and the brothers of the Oceanids.
River God follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch slave. Taita is owned by Lord Intef and primarily looks after his daughter, Lostris, but also plays a large role in the day-to-day running of Lord Intef's estate.
The category contains the river gods, children of Oceanus and Tethys Pages in category "River gods in Greek mythology" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
The Nyami Nyami is believed to protect the people and give them sustenance in difficult times. The River God is usually portrayed as male. Variously described as having the body of a snake and the head of a fish, a whirlpool or a river dragon, the Nyami Nyami is seen as the god of Zambezi Valley and the river before the creation of the Kariba Dam.
Heracles wrestling with Achelous; Stamnos attributed to Oltos, c. 525–475 BC, London, British Museum E437. [1]In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Achelous (also Acheloos or Acheloios) (/ ˌ æ k ɪ ˈ l oʊ. ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀχελώϊος, and later Ἀχελῷος, Akhelôios) was the god associated with the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece.
Gods of Riverworld (1983) is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip José Farmer, the fifth and last in the series of Riverworld books. It was reprinted in 1998 by Del Rey under the title The Gods of Riverworld .
In Greek mythology, Nilus (/ ˈ n aɪ l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Νεῖλος, romanized: Neilos) is one of the three thousand river gods, who represent the god of the Nile river itself. Nilus is the son of the water gods Oceanus and Tethys.