By incorporating earlier myths recorded by Tacitus, Aventinus reckoned that Gambrinus was the fifth son of Marso (Latin: Marsus), who was the great-grandson of Tuisto, the giant or godly ancestor of the Germanic peoples whom Tacitus mentions in "Germania".
By incorporating earlier myths recorded by Tacitus, Aventinus reckoned that Gambrinus was the fifth son of Marso (Latin: Marsus), who was the great-grandson of Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, son of Japheth, son of Noah. Moreover, Aventinus records that Ashkenaz is actually Tuisto, the giant or godly ancestor of the Germanic peoples whom Tacitus mentions in "Germania".