Nereus

Old One of the Sea

Sea god and father of the Nereids.

Genealogy

Gaia

Pontus

Agrius, Alcyoneus, Anax, Arges, Briareus, Brontes, Ceto, Charybdis, Clytius, Coeus, Cottus, Crius, Cronus, Dione, Echidna, Enceladus, Ephialtes, Erechtheus, Eurytus, Eurybia, Gration, Gyes, Hippolytus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Mimas, Mnemosyne, Oceanus, Pallas, Phoebe, Phorcus, Polybotes, Porphyrion, Rhea, Steropes, Tethys, Thaumas, Themis, Thia, Thoas, Triptolemus, Typhon

Actaea, Agave, Amatheia, Amphinome, Amphithoe, Amphitrite, Apseudes, Autonoe, Calypso, Ceto, Cranto, Cymo, Cymothoe, Dero, Dexamene, Dione, Doris, Doto, Dynamene, Eione, Erato, Eucrante, Eudore, Eulimene, Eumolpe, Eunice, Evagore, Galatea, Glauce, Glauconome, Halimede, Halie, Hipponoe, Hippothoe, Iaira, Ianassa, Ianira, Io, Kallieneira, Kallienassa, Klymene, Kymodoke, Limnoria, Lysianassa, Maira, Melite, Nausithoe, Nemertes, Neomeris, Nesaea, Oreithuia, Pherusa, Plexaure, Polynome, Pontomedusa, Proto, Psamathe, Sao, Spio, Thetis, Thoe

Places
  1. Eridanus River
  2. Nowhere
Events
  1. The Nereids are born
  2. Hercules fights with Nereus and forces him to reveal the location of the golden apples
  3. Phorcus, Thaumas, Nereus, Eurybia and Ceto are born
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.6
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.7
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.11
  4. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 355
  5. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 535
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 555
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 28
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 138
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 103
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 21.9
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 26.7
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