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ˈsea-god
A god of the sea, a marine deity.
1565Cooper Thesaurus s.v. Deus, Cærulei dij, Sea gods. 1602Campion Hymn in Praise of Neptune 8 Euery Sea⁓god paies a Iem..To decke great Neptunes Diadem. 1840Thirlwall Greece liv. VII. 52 Here he again sacrificed to the sea-god, whose proper realm he had now entered. 1900A. Nutt Fairy Mythol. Shakes. 31 Mongan, son of the Irish sea-god Manannan mac Lir. 1950‘D. Divine’ King of Fassarai xiii. 100 To-day the fish had been wary and the sea god not kind. 1978R. Mitchison Life in Scotland iii. 60 The islanders of north Lewis sacrificed to a sea god at Hallowtide.
So ˈsea-ˌgoddess, a goddess of the sea.
1710W. King Heathen Gods & Heroes (1722) Index, Ino, a Sea-Goddess. 1835Thirlwall Greece v. I. 157 The son of a sea-goddess. |