Pontus
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Pontus is a primordial Greek sea god who personifies the sea itself in ancient mythology.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
ⓘ
primordial deity ⓘ sea god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
sea deities ⓘ |
| category |
Greek primordial gods
ⓘ
sea and river gods ⓘ |
| consort |
Gaia
ⓘ
Thalassa ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | primordial sea ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gaia alone ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Poseidon ⓘ |
| domain | sea ⓘ |
| equivalentConcept | personified sea ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| generation | pre-Olympian ⓘ |
| greekName | Πόντος ⓘ |
| laterTradition | largely overshadowed by Olympian gods ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Hesiod ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nature | impersonal elemental force ⓘ |
| offspring |
Phorcys
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceto
Eurybia ⓘ Nereus ⓘ Phorcys ⓘ Telchines ⓘ Thaumas ⓘ fish of the sea ⓘ |
| parents | Gaia ⓘ |
| personificationOf | the sea ⓘ |
| roleInCosmogony | early element of the cosmos ⓘ |
| siblings |
Ourea
ⓘ
Uranus ⓘ mountains ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| symbol |
open sea
ⓘ
waves ⓘ |
| worshipType | chthonic deity ⓘ |