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Nereus

[ neer-ee-uhs, neer-yoos ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaia and father of the Nereids.


Nereus

/ ˈɪəɪˌː /

noun

  1. Greek myth a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereides
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nereus1

First recorded in 1600–20; from Latin ŧܲ, from Greek ŧú; probably of pre-Greek origin
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Example Sentences

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Pontus, which means the Deep Sea, was a son of Mother Earth and the father of Nereus, a sea-god far more important than he himself was.

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District Court complaint filed earlier this month says Nereus Sutko committed health care fraud that began in November 2010 and continued into this month.

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Nereus, an Amsterdam-based club, with a berth in the semifinals on the line.

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Two other sister ships of the Cyclops — the Proteus and Nereus — were later sold to Canada and operated in the Canadian Merchant Navy.

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As we walked, I told Grover about my conversation with Apollo the night before—how he’d told me to seek out Nereus in San Francisco.

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