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Nereus

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Ne·re·us  (nîr-s, nîrys)
n. Greek Mythology
A sea god, son of Oceanus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
Nereus [ˈnɪərɪˌuːs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereides
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Noun1.Nereus - (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
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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Then Achilles gave a loud cry and his mother heard him as she was sitting in the depths of the sea by the old man her father, whereon she screamed, and all the goddesses daughters of Nereus that dwelt at the bottom of the sea, came gathering round her.
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