Sangarius (Gr. Σαγγάριος) is a Phrygian river-god of Greek mythology.[1] He is described as the son of Oceanus and Tethys, and as the husband of Metope, by whom he became the father of Hecuba.[2][3] He is also the father of Nana and therefore the grandfather of Attis.[4] The Sakarya River (in Phrygia-Turkey) itself is said to have derived its name from one Sangas, who had offended Rhea, and was punished by her by being changed into water.[5]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).