entity_sources: ENT_NEREUS, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_NEREUS | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 233-264: Nereus is the first-born of Pontus and Gaia — "the truthful and trusty Old Man of the Sea" who "never forgets the right and knows only kind and just thoughts"; he fathered the 50 Nereids with the Oceanid Doris; Hesiod catalogs all 50 Nereids by name (Theogony 240-264); the most extensive ancient account of Nereus's character and family |