god
Nereus
An aged sea-god, the 'old man of the sea,' father of the Nereids; he reveres Proteus's prophetic power.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §2.418 Nereus
An old sea-god; the clash of winds is likened to his stirring the deeps with his trident.
- The Aeneid §3.74 mother of the Nereids
Doris, mother of the Nereids (sea-nymphs); the holy isle is dear to her. (The Nereids are daughters of the sea-god Nereus.)
- The Aeneid §8.383 Nereus
Nereus, the old sea-god, father of the Nereids.
- The Aeneid §10.765 Nereus
The old sea-god; Orion wades shoulder-high through 'mid-Nereus' (the sea).
- The Georgics §4.392 Nereus
The aged 'old man of the sea,' who reveres Proteus's prophetic power.