Axius (mythology)

This page is about the river god Axius. For other uses, see Axius (disambiguation).

Axius (Greek: Ἀξιός) is a Paeonian river god, the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the father of Pelagon, by Periboea, daughter of Acessamenus. His domain is the river Axius, or Vardar, in Macedonia (region).

References

• Hyginus Preface
• Iliad 21.141; Bibliotheca E4.7