Nereus

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, 2.—
• • 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.

Nereus [CL] 1 name of a sea god in Greek and Roman mythology. b (? as sb. m. sg. or n. pl.) the sea. ~us, deus maris Gl. Leid. 43. 17; Portinus, Neptunus, ~eus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 474; ~us, deus maris Ib. 385.  b ceruleum rapidis sulcabat Nerea remis Frith. 204; salte water or se water ~eis, -idis PP. 2 name of a Christian martyr and saint. ibi jacet Damasus papa ‥ et non longe sancta Petronilla, et ~eus et Achilleus W. Malm. GR IV 352.

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, ei vel eos. m.
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Nereus

(Νηρεύς), a son of Pontus and Gaea, and husband of Doris, by whom he became the father of the 50 Nereides. He is described as the wise and unerring old man of the sea, at the bottom of which he dwelt (Hom. Il. 18.141, Od. 24.58; Hes. Th. 233, &c.; Apollod. 1.2.6). His empire is the Mediterranean or more particularly the Aegean sea, whence he is sometimes called the Aegean (Apollon. 4.772 ; Stat. Theb. 8.478). He was believed, like other marine divinities, to have the power of prophesying the future and of appearing to mortals in different shapes, and in the story of Heracles he acts a prominent part, justas Proteus in the story of Odysseus, and Glaucus in that of the Argonauts (Apollod. 2.5.11; Hor. Carm. 1.15). Virgil (Aen. 2.418) mentions the trident as his attribute, and the epithets given him by the poets refer to his old age, his kindliness, and his trustworthy knowledge of the future. In works of art, Nereus, like other sea-gods, is represented with pointed sea-weeds taking the place of hair in the eyebrows, the chin, and the breast. (Hirt, Mythol. Bilderb. p. 150, &c.)

There is another mythical personage of the name of Nereus. (Apollod. 1.7.4). [L.S]

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