siris

Near it flows the Takazz, the ancient Siris, with its poisonous waters bordered by majestic trees.

The two armies met at length on the banks of the river Siris, where Rome fought its first great battle with a foreign foe.

It foretold to them the rising of the Nile, which they called Siris, and admonished them when to sow.

Editions of Siris followed each other in rapid succession, and it was translated into French and German.