Nilus was one of 3,000 river gods children of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys.

[1] He was father to several children, of these included Memphis[2] (mother of Libya by Epaphus a king of Egypt).

His other children include: Argiope,[4] Anippe,[5] Eurryroe, Europa[6] and possibly Caliadne, Polyxo and Thebe.

Of the same descent Rivers : Strymon, Nile, Euphrates, Tanais, Indus, Cephisus, Ismenus, Axenus, Achelous, Simoeis, Inachus, Alpheus, Thermodon, Scamandrus, Tigris, Maeandrus, Orontes.When Epaphos was ruler of the Aigyptians (Egyptians), he married Neilos' daughter Memphis, and in her honour founded the polis of Memphis, and fathered a daughter Libya.

]Belos (Belus) [grandson of Epaphos] remained to become king of Aigyptos (Egypt), and married Neilos' daughter Ankhinoe (Anchinoe), who gave him twin sons, Aigyptos (Aegyptus) and Danaus.Bousiris (Busiris), the son of Poseidon and Anippe, daughter of Neilos ...