Nerites | |
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Abode | Sea |
Texts | On the Characteristics of Animals |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Nereus and Doris |
Siblings | Nereids |
Consort | Aphrodite, Poseidon |
In Greek mythology, Nerites (Greek: Νηρίτης, romanized: Nērítēs) was a minor sea deity, the son of "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris[1] and brother of the fifty Nereids (apparently their only male sibling). He was described as a young boy of stunning beauty. According to Aelian, although Nerites was never mentioned by epic poets such as Homer and Hesiod he was a common figure in the mariners' folklore nevertheless.[2]
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