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 Definitions of nereus  [ˈnɪər i əs, ˈnɪər yus]  

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Definition of 'nereus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Nereus
(in Greek myth) a sea god, the father of the Nereids.

Etymology:  (< G neritisch (1890), appar. after Gk NērēísNereid or NēreúsNereus ; see -ic)

Definition of 'nereus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Nereus
(Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids


Definitions of 'nereus' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  nereus
the god of the Mediterranean Sea, the son of Pontus and Gaia, the husband of Doris, and father of the Nereides, represented as a sage, venerable old man.

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'nereus' - Nearby Entries  

neptunium  nerd  nereid  nereus  nergal  nerita  nerita peloronta  



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