nereus

English - Turkish

Definition of nereus in English Turkish dictionary

(Mitoloji) Denizler ihtiyarı olan Nereus Pontos(Deniz) ve Gaia(Toprak)nın oğlu. Okeanos'un kızı Doris ile evlendi ve bu evlilikten Nereid'ler oldu

English - English

Definition of nereus in English English dictionary

{i} ancient Greek sea god, son of Gaia and Pontus, father of the Nereids (Greek Mythology)

Greek sea god. The son of Pontus (a personification of the sea) and Gaea, he was noted for his gift of prophecy and his ability to change his shape. He lived at the bottom of the sea with his daughters, the Nereids. Heracles wrestled with him in a variety of shapes in order to gain his advice about recovering the golden apples of the Hesperides

(Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids

Hyphenation

Ne·re·us