nereus

• 涅柔斯是希腊神话中的海神，蓬托斯与盖亚之子，与妻子多里斯居住在深海，是众多涅瑞伊得斯（海仙女）的父亲。

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.

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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.

   希腊神话中的海神

   • 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.