(Ἀράξης; Aráxēs).
[1] Largest river in Armenia
Largest river in Armenia (today known as the Aras, Georgian Rakhsî), flows into the Caspian Sea; its full extent was not known until Roman times (Pompey) (Mela 3,40; Plin. HN 6,26; Ptol. 5,12,3 M. i.a.).
[2] Another name for the Oxus
According to Hdt. 1,202, another name for the Oxus (today Amu-darja), a western tribut…