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👤 Proteus (Egyptian)

  • Remphis, whom Diodoros describes as Proteus' son and successor, is the historical Ramses III, who does not appear in MANTO's dataset.
  • Information
    king of Egypt, son of Poseidon
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191481
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/18666
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/iVbTdE0TSPy9=WOvr1MuyQH
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Given superhuman powersHas power of prophecy
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Father of
    👤 Polygonos son of Proteus👤 Telegonos (s. of Proteus) son of Proteus👤 Eidothea (d. of Proteus)👤 Cabeiro figure connected with the Cabeiroi on Samothrace👤 Theonoe (Egyptian) daughter of Proteus and Psamathe👤 Theoclymenos (s. of Proteus) ruler of Egypt
    Husband of
    👤 Psamathe (Nereid) Nereid👤 Torone (eponym) wife of Proteus, eponym of Torone
    Has children with
    👤 Torone (eponym) wife of Proteus, eponym of Torone👤 Psamathe (Nereid) Nereid
    Born at
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Ruler of
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Bisaltia (Thrace) region of Thrace associated with the Bisaltai
    Prophet at
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Granted power of prophecy by
    👤 Poseidon Olympian god
    Dies at
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Proteus (Egypt) landmark in Euripides' Helen, perhaps at Pharos
    Dwelling
    🏛️ the Palace of Theoclymenos (Egypt) landmark in Euripides' Helen, located in the Nile delta, possibly at Pharos
    Related entities
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Helen Helen of Troy🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Egypt region in North Africa👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Polygonos son of Proteus👤 Telegonos (s. of Proteus) son of Proteus👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice👤 Eidothea (d. of Proteus)👤 Torone (eponym) wife of Proteus, eponym of Torone👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen👤 the Eidolon of Helen replaces Helen at Troy in some versions🌍 Pharos (Egypt) city in Egypt, once an island in the mouth of the Nile🌍 the Elysian Fields place of happy afterlife for heroes👤 Cabeiro figure connected with the Cabeiroi on Samothrace👤 Briareos Hundred-hander👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Triton (sea god) minor sea god or gods👤 Doris (Nereid) Nereid👤 Bousiris (Egyptian) king of Egypt🌍 Tauris (Pontos) peninsula in the north of the Black Sea, modern Crimean peninsula🌍 Carpathos (island)👤 Aristaios semi-divine figure, father of Actaion👤 Cyrene (eponym) lover of Apollo, mother of Aristaios, eponym of Cyrene in Libya🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles🏛️ the Cave of Thetis (Thessaly) near Pagasai on the Magnesian coast👤 Theonoe (Egyptian) daughter of Proteus and Psamathe👤 Psamathe (Nereid) Nereid👤 Theoclymenos (s. of Proteus) ruler of Egypt🏛️ the Palace of Theoclymenos (Egypt) landmark in Euripides' Helen, located in the Nile delta, possibly at Pharos🏛️ the Tomb of Proteus (Egypt) landmark in Euripides' Helen, perhaps at Pharos👤 Hera Olympian goddess🌍 Helene (island) island off Attica🏛️ the House of Menelaos (Sparta) at Sparta👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Nauplia (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) abducted by Zeus👤 Phoinix (Phoinician) son of Agenor, eponym of Phoenicia🌍 Bisaltia (Thrace) region of Thrace associated with the Bisaltai🌍 Sithonia (Thrace) area in Thrace👤 Cleitos husband of Pallene👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.5📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.1-3.5📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 6.30📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.9📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.1📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 256-259📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 115-143📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 90-143📖 Pausanias 3.18.16📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.351-4.461📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.561-4.569📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 29📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 4.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 54 Harder📖 Lucian, The Passing of Peregrinos 1📖 Lucian, The Dance 19📖 Lucian, The Ship, or the Wishes 6📖 Ps-Lucian, In Praise of Demosthenes 24📖 Diodoros, Library 1.62.1-1.62.5📖 Strabo 10.3.21📖 Strabo 1.2.30-1.2.35📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.1-2.30📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 4.390📖 Ovid, Amores 2.15📖 Ovid, Amores 3.12📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.387-4.452📖 Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 228 Pfeiffer📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.728-8.737📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.221-11.265📖 Conon, Narrations 8📖 Euripides, Helen 1-30📖 Euripides, Helen 31-67📖 Euripides, Helen 765-841📖 Euripides, Electra 1232-1291📖 Pliny, Natural History 30.6📖 Conon, Narrations 32
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryDionysios, PeriegesisLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasHomer, OdysseyHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsLucian, On SacrificesCallimachus, AetiaLucian, The Passing of PeregrinosLucian, The DanceLucian, The Ship, or the WishesPs-Lucian, In Praise of DemosthenesDiodoros, LibraryStraboOvid, MetamorphosesServius, Scholia on GeorgicsOvid, AmoresVergil, GeorgicsCallimachus, Lyric PoemsConon, NarrationsEuripides, HelenEuripides, ElectraPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, OdysseyPherecydes of AthensVergil, Georgics
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Odyssey 4.351-4.461📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 48 Fowler📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.387-4.452
    Depictions
    🏛️ the Palace of Helios built by Hephaistos
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Commentary
    Remphis, whom Diodoros describes as Proteus' son and successor, is the historical Ramses III, who does not appear in MANTO's dataset.
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