god
Nereus
The old god of the sea, father of the Nereids (including Thetis); invoked as a future father-in-law of Polyxena.
Reading notes
- Hercules on Oeta §1 Nereus
An old sea-god, son of Pontus; his name stands by metonymy for the sea, which bounds the lands.
- Oedipus §445 Nereids
The sea-nymph daughters of Nereus, in whose choirs Ino is ringed.
- Phaedra §85 Nereus
The old sea-god, here standing for the sea itself.
- The Trojan Women §893 Nereus
The old god of the sea, father of Thetis, invoked as a would-be father-in-law of Polyxena.