entity_sources: ENT_PROTEUS, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_PROTEUS | SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY | direct attestation | Proteus (the Old Man of the Sea) has a major narrative role in Odyssey IV.351-570: Menelaus wrestles with the shape-shifting Proteus on the shore of Egypt; Proteus reveals how to return home and the fates of the other Greek leaders; this is the primary Homeric text for Proteus's prophetic and shape-shifting nature |