Euphrates, the god of the Euphrates River, is engraved on the floor mosaic of a shallow octagonal pool in Zeugma. In this mosaic, Euphrates is lying down on a divan. The Euphrates flows from the jug under his elbow and greenery gushes out from the soil that meets the water. He holds a branch in his left hand. His upper body is bare. There is a tree at the foot. This mosaic was unearthed together with the gods of the Euphrates River in the pool corridor of the Roman villa during the rescue excavation in 2000 in the Belkıs/Zeugma Mezarlıküstü area. There are two shallow pools in this corridor. According to legend, Euphrates, who gave his name to the Euphrates River, had a son named Aksurtas. One day, this young man was sleeping next to his mother. One day, Euphrates killed his own son, who was sleeping next to his wife, mistaking him for a strange man. Euphrates later realized this painful mistake and threw himself into the Medos river. Since that day, the name of the Medos river has been called Euphrates (Euphrates).
Mosaic Work
Euphrates, the god of the Euphrates River, is engraved on the floor mosaic of a shallow octagonal pool in Zeugma. In this mosaic, Euphrates is lying down on a divan. The Euphrates flows from the jug under his elbow and greenery gushes out from the soil that meets the water. He holds a branch in his left hand. His upper body is bare.
