nereus

• Имя собственное, относящееся к морскому божеству из греческой мифологии, сыну Понта и Геи, который жил в глубинах моря со своей женой Доридой и их дочерьми нереидами.

A proper noun referring to a sea god from Greek mythology, the son of Pontus and Gaea, who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Sea god in Greek mythologyC1formal

   A primordial sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, known for his wisdom and gentle nature, who lived in the depths of the Aegean Sea with his wife Doris and their fifty daughters, the Nereids.

   Морской бог в греческой мифологии

   • In Homer's Iliad, Nereus is mentioned as the wise old man of the sea.
   • Nereus was often depicted as an elderly man with a fish tail, rising from the waves.
   • The Nereids, daughters of Nereus, were believed to assist sailors in distress.