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In Greek mythology, Nerites (Greek: Νηρίτης, romanized: Nērítēs) was a minor sea deity, the son of "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris [1] and brother of the fifty Nereids (apparently their only male sibling). He was described as a young boy of stunning beauty.
Poseidon (/ p ə ˈ s aɪ d ən, p ɒ-, p oʊ-/; [1] Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. [2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...
In a late appearance, according to a fragmentary papyrus, Alexander the Great paused at the Syrian seashore before the climacteric battle of Issus (333 BC), and resorted to prayers, "calling on Thetis, Nereus and the Nereids, nymphs of the sea, and invoking Poseidon the sea-god, for whom he ordered a four-horse chariot to be cast into the waves."
Nerites: Sea snail: Aphrodite or Helios The only son of the sea gods Nereus and Doris who was turned into a shellfish. In one version, it was Aphrodite who changed him, because Nerites refused to follow her out of the sea, and in another it was Helios for unclear reasons (perhaps he too was rejected by Nerites). Ocyrhoe: Horse: The gods (Zeus)
The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American disaster film directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico's 1969 novel of the same name. It has an ensemble cast including five Oscar winners: Gene Hackman , Ernest Borgnine , Jack Albertson , Shelley Winters , and Red Buttons .
Anteros was the son of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, given as a playmate to his brother Eros, who was lonely – the rationale being that love must be answered if it is to prosper. Alternatively, he was said to have arisen from the mutual love between Poseidon and Nerites. [3]
Doris, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus [1] and his sister-wife Tethys. [2] She was the mother of the Nereids [3] and Nerites [1] by the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus. Doris, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the above Oceanid Doris and the sea god Nereus.