Definitions for Nereus
ˈnɪər i əs, ˈnɪər yusnereus

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1. Nereusnoun

   (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

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1. Nereus

   In Greek mythology, Nereus ( NEER-ee-əs; Ancient Greek: Νηρεύς, romanized: Nēreús) was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia (the Earth), with Pontus himself being a son of Gaia. Nereus and Doris became the parents of 50 daughters (the Nereids) and a son (Nerites), with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea.

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1. nereus

   Nereus is a figure from Greek mythology, often referred to as the "Old Man of the Sea". He is known as a sea god who is a shape-shifter and has the power of prophecy. Nereus is characterized as a benevolent, trustworthy, and wise figure, married to Doris and the father of the fifty Nereids (sea nymphs). Many ancient tales attribute Nereus with characteristics of patience, kindness, gentleness, and fairness.

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1. Nereus

   In Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia, a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named. He was never more manifestly the Old Man of the Sea than when he was described, like Proteus, as a shapeshifter with the power of prophecy, who would aid heroes such as Heracles who managed to catch him even as he changed shapes. Nereus and Proteus seem to be two manifestations of the god of the sea who was supplanted by Poseidon when Zeus overthrew Cronus. The earliest poet to link Nereus with the labours of Heracles was Pherekydes, according to a scholion on Apollonius of Rhodes. During the course of the 5th century BC, Nereus was gradually replaced by Triton, who does not appear in Homer, in the imagery of the struggle between Heracles and the sea-god who had to be restrained in order to deliver his information that was employed by the vase-painters, independent of any literary testimony. In a late appearance, according to a fragmentary papyrus, Alexander the Great paused at the Syrian seashore before the climacteric battle of Issus, and resorted to prayers, "calling on Thetis, Nereus and the Nereids, nymphs of the sea, and invoking Poseidon the sea-god, for whom he ordered a four-horse chariot to be cast into the waves."

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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. Neri, St. Philippo di

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1. Nereus

   (Nere′us). A sea deity, husband of Doris. He had the gift of prophecy, and foretold fates; but he had also the power of assuming various shapes, which enabled him to escape from the importunities of those who were anxious to consult him.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nereus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nereus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
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4. ^ Wikidata
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5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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6. ^ Mythology
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