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noun(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
Definition that contains nereus
- doris (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
- pontus (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
- sea nymph (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
- nereid (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
- pontos (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus