god
Proteus
The shape-shifting sea-seer who herds Neptune's seals; bound by Aristaeus, he reveals the cause of the bees' death and tells the tale of Orpheus.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §11.263 Proteus
The shape-shifting sea-god of Egypt; 'the pillars of Proteus' mark Menelaus' far wandering.
- The Georgics §4.388 Proteus
The shape-shifting sea-seer who herds Neptune's seals and, once bound, must tell the truth.