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[ neer-ee-uhs, neer-yoos ] / ˈnɪər i əs, ˈnɪər yus /
noun Classical Mythology.a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaia and father of the Nereids. Origin of NereusFirst recorded in 1600–20; from Latin Nēreus, from Greek Nēreús; probably of pre-Greek origin Words nearby Nereusnerd, nerdic, nerdy, nereid, nereis, Nereus, Nerf, Nergal, Neri, nerine, neritic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for NereusUnderwater rover Nereus was lost to the deep last month, and it's not the first. Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research|Beenish Ahmed|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Built in 2008, Nereus featured completely new technology to meet the unique challenges of deep-sea exploration. Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research|Beenish Ahmed|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST While many scientists who worked with Nereus are still in a state of mourning, replacements are on the way. Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research|Beenish Ahmed|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the newly wedded pair had in store for Nereus and his daughter Junia a bliss which they had not dared to anticipate. Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar
But before he started he asked Nereus to sanction his marriage with Junia. Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar The Nereides were sea-nymphs, daughters of Nereus, the ancient sea-god and his wife Doris. Human Animals|Frank Hamel Now the children of Nereus, like the Hesperides themselves, bear a twofold typical character; one physical, the other moral. Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin Doris, the sister and spouse of Nereus, and mother of the Nereides.
British Dictionary definitions for Nereus
nounGreek myth a sea god who lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereides Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |