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Nereus
[ neer-ee-uhs, neer-yoos ]
noun
- a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaia and father of the Nereids.
Nereus
/ ˈnɪərɪˌuːs /
noun
- Greek myth a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereides
Word History and Origins
Origin of Nereus1
Example Sentences
Since the loss of Nereus, the deepest part of the ocean has largely been closed to long-term exploration by researchers.
However, on a dive at the Kermadec Trench near New Zealand in 2014, the Nereus vehicle lost contact with its mothership and disappeared.
In his caption, Dolph expresses his gratitude that the film was being shot in London at the same time as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, in which he will be reprising his role as King Nereus.
It looks like he will be keeping Nereus' long hair in the Expendables film as well, unless they put him in a wig before rolling the camera.
Their oldest, Nereus, was a Golden Boy, kind and gentle, lawful and honest.
Underwater rover Nereus was lost to the deep last month, and it's not the first.
Built in 2008, Nereus featured completely new technology to meet the unique challenges of deep-sea exploration.
While many scientists who worked with Nereus are still in a state of mourning, replacements are on the way.
These fifty daughters sprang from blameless Nereus, skilled in excellent crafts.
Nereus: 'the good spirit of the gean Sea,' father of the nereids or sea-nymphs.
The base of a similar column has only feet in the same attitude, and probably bore the name Nereus.
Jeremy Taylor, in his splendid sermon on the "Marriage-ring," has a touching reference to the legendary history of Nereus.
Orpheus became united to a lovely nymph named Eurydice, the daughter of the sea-god Nereus, whom he fondly loved.
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