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In Greek mythology, Proteus (/ ˈ p r oʊ t i ə s, ˈ p r oʊ t. j uː s / PROH-tee-əs, PROHT-yooss; [1] Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, romanized: Prōteús) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea" (hálios gérôn). [2]
Proteus' mother was Argyphia, a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus, Busiris, Enceladus, Lycus and Daiphron. [3] In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe , daughter of the river-god Nilus , [ 4 ] or Isaie , daughter of King Agenor of Tyre . [ 5 ]
Proetus then declared himself willing to listen to the proposal of Melampus; but the latter now also demanded for his brother Bias an equal share of the kingdom of Argos. Proetus consented [ 15 ] and Melampus, having chosen the most robust among the young men, gave chase to the mad women, amid shouting and dancing, and drove them as far as Sicyon.
In Greek mythology, Acrisius (/ ə ˈ k r aɪ s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος means 'ill-judgment' [1]) was a king of Argos. He was the grandfather of the famous Greek demi-god Perseus .
In Greek mythology, Proetus (/ ˈ p r iː t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Προῖτος Proitos) may refer to the following personages: Proetus, king of Argos and Tiryns, son of Abas and twin brother of Acrisius. [1] Proetus, a prince of Corinth as the son of Prince Thersander, son of King Sisyphus. He was the father of Maera who died a maiden. [2]
In Greek mythology, the Old Man of the Sea (Ancient Greek: ἅλιος γέρων, romanized: hálios gérōn; Greek: Γέροντας της Θάλασσας, romanized: Yérondas tis Thálassas) was a figure who could be identified as any of several water-gods, generally Nereus or Proteus, but also Triton, Pontus, Phorcys or Glaucus.
In Greek mythology, Polygonus (Ancient Greek: Πολύγονος means 'prolific') was the Thracian son of the sea god Proteus [1] by Torone (Chrysonoe [2]) of Phlegra. [3] He was the brother of Telegonus. Polygonus was also called Tmolus in some accounts. [4]
God of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, and Atlas. Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) Mnemosyne: Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses. Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) Oceanus: God of the all-encircling river Oceans around the Earth, the fount of all the Earth's fresh-water. Φοίβη (Phoíbē) Phoebe