Sometimes known as Gauas, he was born of the incestuous relationship of Myrrha and Theias, springing forth from the bark of a tree.
It was said that at Aphaca at the source of his river, the Nahr Ibrahim, the waters flowed red once year to commemorate his death. Sometimes known as Gauas, he was born of the incestuous relationship of Myrrha and Theias, springing forth from the bark of a tree. He was eventually imprisoned in a chest entrusted to Persephone, who refused to return him to Aphrodite, forcing a quarrel that was mediated by Zeus. FTP, name this youth also known as Tammuz and renowned for his handsomeness.
It was said that at Aphaca at the source of his river, the Nahr Ibrahim, the waters flowed red once year to commemorate his death.
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