Nereus
Nēreus (dissyll.), eī or eos, m.: Nereus, a sea-god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, and father of the Nereids, 2.419, et al.; (meton.), the sea, 10.764.
Nēreus (dissyl.), i and ĕos, m., = Νηρεύς,
- the son of Oceanus and Tethys, a seagod, the husband of Doris, and father of the Nereids, Ov. M. 13, 742; Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67); Verg. A. 8, 383: Nerei filii, sea-monsters, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P. (Trag. v. 138 Vahl.); Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39; Verg. A. 2, 418 Forbig. ad loc.; Petr. 139.—
- B Transf. (poet.), the sea: placidum per Nerea, Tib. 4, 1, 58: quā totum Nereus circumtonat orbem. Ov. M. 1, 187; Val. Fl. 1, 450; Luc. 2, 713.—
- II Hence,
- A Nērē̆is, ĭdis, f., a daughter of Nereus, a sea-nymph, Nereia: virides Nereides, Ov. H. 5, 57: Nereida colligit orbam, id. M. 11, 380: aequoreae Nereides, Cat. 64, 15: Nereis caerula Thetis, Tib. 1, 6, 9 (5, 45).—Acc. to Hyg. Fab. praef. there were fifty of them; acc. to Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67), a hundred.—
- B Nērēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nereus: genetrix Nereia, Ov. M. 13, 162: juvenis, Phocus, grandson of Nereus, id. ib. 7, 685: Nereia Doto, daughter of Nereus, Verg. A. 9, 102: Nereia turba, the Nereids, Sil. 7, 416: Nereia bacca, pearls, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 591—
- C Nērīnē, ēs, f., = Nereis, Nerine: Nerine Galatea, thymo mihi dulcior Hyblae, Verg. E. 7, 37. —
- D Nērīnus, a, um, adj., = Nereïus, of or belonging to Nereus, Nerine: Nerinae aquae, sea-water, Nemes. Ecl. 4, 52: animantia Nerina, fishes, Aus. Ep. 4, 55.
Nēreus, eos u. eī, Akk. ea, m. (Νηρεύς), Sohn des Oceanus, ein Meergott, Gemahl der Doris, Vater der Nerëiden, Ov. met. 13, 472: Genet. -eos, Petron. 139, 2. v. 7. Stat. Theb. 3, 410 u.a.: Genet. -ëi, Verg. Aen. 8, 383 (wo Nerei filia = Thetis); vgl. Quint. 1, 5, 24: Dat. -ëi, Plaut. trin. 820: Akk. -ea, Verg. ecl. 6, 35. Ov. met. 2, 268. Dict. 6, 7: Abl. -eo, Prop. 3, 7, 67. – meton. (poet.) = Meer, Ov. met. 1, 187: Akk. -ea, Tibull. 4, 1, 58. – Dav.: A) Nēreis, idos, Akk. ida, Vok. ei, Akk. Plur. idas, f. (Νηρηΐς), eine Tochter des Nereus, eine Nerëide, Ov. met. 13, 858. Stat. Ach. 1, 527 u. ö.: Nereidum mater, Doris, Verg.: spät. Nbf. Nērēida, ae, f., Dict. 6, 7. – B) Nērēius, a, um (Νηρήΐος), nerëisch, genitrix, von Thetis, der Mutter des Achilles, Ov.: nepos, Achilles, Hor. – C) Nērēīnē, ēs, f. (Νηρηΐνη), eine Nerëine, von der Thetis, Catull. 64, 28 ed. Haupt. – Andere Form Nērīnē, ēs, f., eine Nerine, Verg. ecl. 7, 37. – D) Nērīnus, a, um, nerinisch, des Nereus, aqua, Meerwasser, Nemes.: animantes, Fische, Auson.
~us, deus maris
Portinus, Neptunus, ~eus
~us, deus maris
ceruleum rapidis sulcabat Nerea remis
salte water or se water ~eis, -idis
ibi jacet Damasus papa ‥ et non longe sancta Petronilla, et ~eus et Achilleus
Nēreūs, (12) ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Νηρεύς), Nérée [dieu de la mer] : Virg. En. 8, 383 ; Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39 || la mer : Tib. 4, 1, 58 ; Ov. M. 1, 187 ; Luc. 2, 713.
Nereus
(Νηρεύς). The eldest son of Pontus and Gaea, husband of Doris, daughter of Oceanus, father of fifty (according to a later account, a hundred) beautiful sea-nymphs, the Nereids. He is described as a venerable old man, of a kindly disposition towards mortals, and as dwelling in a resplendent cave in the depths of the Aegean. Like all gods of water, he had the gift of prophecy and of transforming himself into any shape he chose to assume. He was represented as an old man with the leaves of sea-weed for hair and a sceptre or trident. His daughters were likewise benevolent beings, well disposed to mortals (Il. xviii. 141; Odyss. xxiv. 58). The myths related of Nereus strongly suggest those told of Glaucus (q.v.) and Proteus (q.v.).
Nereus
- Paus. 3.21.9
- son of Sea(Pontus) and Earth: Apollod. 1.2.2, Apollod. 1.2.6
- his offspring, by Doris: Apollod. 1.2.6
- after turning into many shapes, reveals to Herakles the place of the Hesperides: Apollod. 2.5.11
- father of Thetis: Apollod. 3.5.1
- precinct of daughters of: Paus. 3.26.7