Nereus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Νηρεύς, -έως, ὁ.

daughter of Nereus: see Nereid.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Nēreus: (dissyl.), i and ĕos, m., = Νηρεύς,
I the son of Oceanus and Tethys, a seagod, the husband of Doris, and father of the Nereids, Ov. M. 13, 742; Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67); Verg. A. 8, 383: Nerei filii, sea-monsters, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P. (Trag. v. 138 Vahl.); Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39; Verg. A. 2, 418 Forbig. ad loc.; Petr. 139.—
   B Transf. (poet.), the sea: placidum per Nerea, Tib. 4, 1, 58: quā totum Nereus circumtonat orbem. Ov. M. 1, 187; Val. Fl. 1, 450; Luc. 2, 713.—
II Hence,
   A Nērē̆is, ĭdis, f., a daughter of Nereus, a sea-nymph, Nereia: virides Nereides, Ov. H. 5, 57: Nereida colligit orbam, id. M. 11, 380: aequoreae Nereides, Cat. 64, 15: Nereis caerula Thetis, Tib. 1, 6, 9 (5, 45).—Acc. to Hyg. Fab. praef. there were fifty of them; acc. to Prop. 3, 5, 33 (4, 6, 67), a hundred.—
   B Nērēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nereus: genetrix Nereia, Ov. M. 13, 162: juvenis, Phocus, grandson of Nereus, id. ib. 7, 685: Nereia Doto, daughter of Nereus, Verg. A. 9, 102: Nereia turba, the Nereids, Sil. 7, 416: Nereia bacca, pearls, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 591—
   C Nērīnē, ēs, f., = Nereis, Nerine: Nerine Galatea, thymo mihi dulcior Hyblae, Verg. E. 7, 37. —
   D Nērīnus, a, um, adj., = Nereïus, of or belonging to Nereus, Nerine: Nerinae aquae, sea-water, Nemes. Ecl. 4, 52: animantia Nerina, fishes, Aus. Ep. 4, 55.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Nēreūs,¹² ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Νηρεύς), Nérée [dieu de la mer] : Virg. En. 8, 383 ; Ov. Am. 2, 11, 39 || la mer : Tib. 4, 1, 58 ; Ov. M. 1, 187 ; Luc. 2, 713.

Latin > German (Georges)

Nēreus, eos u. eī, Akk. ea, m. (Νηρεύς), Sohn des Oceanus, ein Meergott, Gemahl der Doris, Vater der Nerëiden, Ov. met. 13, 472: Genet. -eos, Petron. 139, 2. v. 7. Stat. Theb. 3, 410 u.a.: Genet. -ëi, Verg. Aen. 8, 383 (wo Nerei filia = Thetis); vgl. Quint. 1, 5, 24: Dat. -ëi, Plaut. trin. 820: Akk. -ea, Verg. ecl. 6, 35. Ov. met. 2, 268. Dict. 6, 7: Abl. -eo, Prop. 3, 7, 67. – meton. (poet.) = Meer, Ov. met. 1, 187: Akk. -ea, Tibull. 4, 1, 58. – Dav.: A) Nēreis, idos, Akk. ida, Vok. ei, Akk. Plur. idas, f. (Νηρηΐς), eine Tochter des Nereus, eine Nerëide, Ov. met. 13, 858. Stat. Ach. 1, 527 u. ö.: Nereidum mater, Doris, Verg.: spät. Nbf. Nērēida, ae, f., Dict. 6, 7. – B) Nērēius, a, um (Νηρήΐος), nerëisch, genitrix, von Thetis, der Mutter des Achilles, Ov.: nepos, Achilles, Hor. – C) Nērēīnē, ēs, f. (Νηρηΐνη), eine Nerëine, von der Thetis, Catull. 64, 28 ed. Haupt. – Andere Form Nērīnē, ēs, f., eine Nerine, Verg. ecl. 7, 37. – D) Nērīnus, a, um, nerinisch, des Nereus, aqua, Meerwasser, Nemes.: animantes, Fische, Auson.

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, Nereus (/ˈnɪəriəs/ NEER-ee-əs; Ancient Greek: Νηρεύς, romanized: Nēreús) was the eldest son of Gaia (the Earth) and of her son, Pontus (the Sea). Nereus and Doris became the parents of 50 daughters (the Nereids) and a son (Nerites), with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea.

Translations

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