Nereus
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Nereus is an ancient sea deity in Greek mythology, often called the “Old Man of the Sea,” known for his wisdom, prophetic powers, and shapeshifting abilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nereus canonical | 10 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ sea god ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Argonautica
ⓘ
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Works and Days
various Greek myths ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Nereids ⓘ calm seas ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| characteristic |
gentle
ⓘ
truthful ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Poseidon ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| domain | sea ⓘ |
| epithet | Old Man of the Sea ⓘ |
| father | Pontus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| helpedCharacter |
Heracles
ⓘ
Argonauts ⓘ
surface form:
the Argonauts
|
| knownFor |
prophetic powers
ⓘ
shapeshifting ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollonius of Rhodes
ⓘ
Hesiod ⓘ |
| mother | Gaia ⓘ |
| mythRole | prophetic helper of heroes ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Νηρεύς ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 50 ⓘ |
| offspring |
Nereids
ⓘ
Nereus and Doris daughters ⓘ |
| power |
foreknowledge of future events
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | primordial sea deities ⓘ |
| residence |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
depths of the sea ⓘ |
| spouse | Doris ⓘ |
| symbol |
fish tail
ⓘ
old bearded man ⓘ sea creatures ⓘ trident ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | pre-Olympian sea god ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Galatea (sea nymph)