entity_sources: ENT_NEREUS, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_NEREUS | SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY | direct attestation | Nereus (the Old Man of the Sea) is named in the Iliad as the father of the Nereids; Iliad I.538: Thetis is described as the daughter of the old man of the sea; XVIII.36: the Nereids assemble from their father Nereus; Homer does not extensively describe Nereus himself |