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  • Information
    son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189527
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/18640
    LIMC headword
    Nereus
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/8oNvbFe1T6O0kIx3fSOxlgM
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid formCan grant superhuman powersHas power of prophecy
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Pontos (personification) personification of the sea
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Cymothoe NereidπŸ‘€ Speio NereidπŸ‘€ Glauconome NereidπŸ‘€ Nausithoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Halia (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Erato (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Sao NereidπŸ‘€ Eunice (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Thetis Nereid, mother of AchillesπŸ‘€ Eulimene (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Agaue (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eudora (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Doto NereidπŸ‘€ Pherousa NereidπŸ‘€ Galateia (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Actaia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pontomedousa NereidπŸ‘€ Hippothoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Lysianassa (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Cymo NereidπŸ‘€ Eione NereidπŸ‘€ Halimede NereidπŸ‘€ Plexaura (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eucrante NereidπŸ‘€ Proto NereidπŸ‘€ Calypso (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Panope (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Cranto NereidπŸ‘€ Neomeris NereidπŸ‘€ Hipponoe NereidπŸ‘€ Ianeira (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Polynome NereidπŸ‘€ Autonoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Melite (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Nesaia NereidπŸ‘€ Dero NereidπŸ‘€ Euagore (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Psamathe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eumolpe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ione NereidπŸ‘€ Dynamene NereidπŸ‘€ Ceto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Dione (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Limnoreia NereidπŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Ploto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Galene NereidπŸ‘€ Glauce (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Thoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pasithea (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Protomedeia NereidπŸ‘€ Doris (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Cymodoce NereidπŸ‘€ Cymatolege NereidπŸ‘€ Pontoporeia NereidπŸ‘€ Leagore NereidπŸ‘€ Laomedeia NereidπŸ‘€ Poulynoe NereidπŸ‘€ Euarne NereidπŸ‘€ Menippe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Neso (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Eupompe NereidπŸ‘€ Themisto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pronoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Nemertes NereidπŸ‘€ Thaleia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Iaira NereidπŸ‘€ Amphithoe NereidπŸ‘€ Dexamene NereidπŸ‘€ Amphinome (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Callianeira NereidπŸ‘€ Apseudes (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Callianassa NereidπŸ‘€ Clymene (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ianassa NereidπŸ‘€ Maira (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Amatheia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of Nereus
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the Nereids
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the NereidsπŸ‘€ Thalassa personification of the sea
    Cult sites
    🌍 Gytheion (Laconia) harbor in Laconia🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Ceto (d. of Pontos) daughter of PontosπŸ‘€ Eurybia (Pontid) daughter of PontosπŸ‘€ Ge personification of EarthπŸ‘€ Phorcos early god, father of Graiai, Gorgons and ScyllaπŸ‘€ Thaumas (early god) son of Pontos and GeπŸ‘€ Pontos (personification) personification of the seaπŸ‘€ Actaia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Agaue (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Autonoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Calypso (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ceto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Cranto NereidπŸ‘€ Cymo NereidπŸ‘€ Cymothoe NereidπŸ‘€ Dero NereidπŸ‘€ Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the NereidsπŸ‘€ Doto NereidπŸ‘€ Dynamene NereidπŸ‘€ Eione NereidπŸ‘€ Erato (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Euagore (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eucrante NereidπŸ‘€ Eudora (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eulimene (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eumolpe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Eunice (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Galateia (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Glauconome NereidπŸ‘€ Halia (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Halimede NereidπŸ‘€ Hipponoe NereidπŸ‘€ Hippothoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ianeira (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ione NereidπŸ‘€ Panope (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pherousa NereidπŸ‘€ Plexaura (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Polynome NereidπŸ‘€ Pontomedousa NereidπŸ‘€ Limnoreia NereidπŸ‘€ Lysianassa (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Melite (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Nausithoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Neomeris NereidπŸ‘€ Nesaia NereidπŸ‘€ Proto NereidπŸ‘€ Psamathe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Sao NereidπŸ‘€ Speio NereidπŸ‘€ Thetis Nereid, mother of AchillesπŸ‘€ Dione (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east ItalyπŸ‘₯ the Nymphs of the River Eridanos help HeraclesπŸ‘€ Ploto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Galene NereidπŸ‘€ Glauce (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Thoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pasithea (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Protomedeia NereidπŸ‘€ Doris (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Cymodoce NereidπŸ‘€ Cymatolege NereidπŸ‘€ Pontoporeia NereidπŸ‘€ Leagore NereidπŸ‘€ Laomedeia NereidπŸ‘€ Poulynoe NereidπŸ‘€ Euarne NereidπŸ‘€ Menippe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Neso (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Eupompe NereidπŸ‘€ Themisto (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Pronoe (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Nemertes NereidπŸ‘€ Thaleia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Iaira NereidπŸ‘€ Amphithoe NereidπŸ‘€ Dexamene NereidπŸ‘€ Amphinome (Nereid)πŸ‘€ Callianeira NereidπŸ‘€ Apseudes (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Callianassa NereidπŸ‘€ Clymene (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Ianassa NereidπŸ‘€ Maira (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Nereid) NereidπŸ‘€ Amatheia (Nereid) Nereid🌍 Gytheion (Laconia) harbor in Laconia🏺 the Golden Cup of Helios used by Heracles on his travelsπŸ‘€ Thalassa personification of the seaπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddess🌍 Cyprus (island) island in the AegeanπŸ‘€ Aiacos son of Zeus and AiginaπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Briareos Hundred-handerπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Calliope MuseπŸ‘₯ the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')πŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Cleio (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Demeter Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Erato (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Euterpe MuseπŸ‘€ Hestia Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of OceanπŸ‘€ Tethys TitanπŸ‘€ Hephaistos Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Iris personification of the rainbow, messenger of the godsπŸ‘€ Ourania (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Peleus son of Aiacos, father of AchillesπŸ‘₯ the Horai personifications of natural orderπŸ‘₯ the Muses personifications of poetry and musicπŸ‘€ Polymnia MuseπŸ‘€ Leto mother of Artemis and ApolloπŸ‘€ Maia daughter of Atlas, mother of HermesπŸ‘€ Melpomene MuseπŸ‘₯ the Moirai the FatesπŸ‘€ Terpsichore MuseπŸ‘€ Thaleia (Muse) MuseπŸ‘€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) a Naiad⏳ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis held in Thessaly, with the gods in attendanceπŸ‘€ Hades Underworld godπŸ‘€ Persephone daughter of DemeterπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of NereusπŸ‘€ Phaethon (s. of Helios) son of Helios🏺 the Chariot of HeliosπŸ‘₯ the Horses of Helios pull chariot of HeliosπŸ‘€ Triton (sea god) minor sea god or godsπŸ‘€ Proteus (Egyptian) king of Egypt, son of Poseidon🌍 Thessaly region in northern GreeceπŸ‘₯ the Greek Contingent at Troy led by Agamemnon🌍 Aulis (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Egypt region in North AfricaπŸ‘€ Theonoe (Egyptian) daughter of Proteus and Psamathe
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.7πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.12.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.13.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 233-239πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 240-264πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 18.39-18.51πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 300-355πŸ“– Pausanias 3.21.8-3.21.9πŸ“– Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 12 WestπŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 13πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 10.1-10.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, The Ship, or the Wishes 9πŸ“– Lucian, Gout 86-111πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 3 77-115πŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 1πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 9 76-103πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 3 43-63πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 8 16-48πŸ“– Pindar fr. 52p Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.399πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.519πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 373-407πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271πŸ“– Vergil, Eclogues 7πŸ“– Vergil, Eclogues 6πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.11πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 877-908πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.17πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 4.387-4.452πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 16.14βš’οΈ Hymn to Apollo by Limenios at the Athenian Treasury at Delphi (Delphi 489; PHI 239435; PHI 238501)πŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 38πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.346-11.409πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.1-12.38πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.705-13.749πŸ“– Euripides, Andromache 1226-1288πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 695-741πŸ“– Euripides, Helen 1-30πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.221-11.265πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 3πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 5πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 9
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyHomer, Iliad Homeric Hymn 3 to ApolloPausaniasPanyassis, HeracleiaBacchylides, OdesLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsLucian, The Ship, or the WishesLucian, GoutPindar, Pythian 3Pindar, Pythian 9Pindar, Nemean 3Pindar, Isthmian 8PindarD-Scholia, IliadLycophron, AlexandraOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, EcloguesOvid, AmoresVergil, GeorgicsAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesEuripides, AndromacheEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisEuripides, HelenOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, IliadDidymosPhilostephanosNicander
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 18.140-18.141πŸ“– Didymos p. 179 SchmidtπŸ“– Philostephanos FHG fr. 35 = FGrHist 1751 fr. 23πŸ“– Nicander fr. 42 Gow-Scholfield
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the circle of the Painter Psiax (Râhsska 18-69)🎨 Fragment of Attic Red-Figure Kylix by the Brygos Painter (Bryn Mawr P-200; LIMC Nereus 43)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1881)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia Br. 4014)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to Lydos (BM 1856,1226.31; LIMC Nereus 114)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Chiusi Painter (BM 1843,1103.85; LIMC Athena 407)
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