Νηρεύς

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Full diacritics: Νηρεύς Medium diacritics: Νηρεύς Low diacritics: Νηρεύς Capitals: ΝΗΡΕΥΣ
Transliteration A: Nēreús Transliteration B: Nēreus Transliteration C: Nireys Beta Code: *nhreu/s

English (LSJ)

έως, Ion. ῆος, ὁ,

   A Nereus, h.Ap.319, Hes.Th.240, Alc.Supp. 8.7, etc.    2 sea, Λίβυς, Ἄραψ N., Nonn.D.25.51, 32.194.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Νηρεύς: έως, Ἰων. -ῆος, ὁ, ἀρχαῖός τις θαλάσσιος θεός, ὅστις ὑπὸ τὸν Ποσειδῶνα διατελῶν ἦρχε τῆς Μεσογείου, ἴδε Ἰλ. Σ. 141· τὸ πρῶτον ὀνομαστὶ μνημονεύεται ἐν Ὁμ. Ὕμν. εἰς Ἀπόλλ. 319, καὶ ἐν Ἡσιόδ. Ἦτο δὲ πρεσβύτατος υἱὸς τοῦ Πόντου (δηλ. τῆς θαλάσσης), ἀνὴρ τῆς Δωρίδος θυγατρὸς τοῦ Ὠκεανοῦ καὶ πατὴρ τῶν Νηρηΐδων, Ἡσ. Θ. 233 κἑξ.: - Ἐπίθετ. Νήρειος, α, ον, ὁ τοῦ Νηρέως, Νήρεια τέκνα, δηλ. ἰχθύες, Εὔφρων ἐν «Μούσαις» 1. (Ἴδε ἐν λέξ. νάω, ῥέω, πρβλ. νηρός, νᾱρός).