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| | PONTUS : Greek protogenos god of the sea ; mythology ; pictures : PONTOS |
 | | PONTOS (or Pontus) was the sea, one of the primeval Protogenoi (or first born gods). |
 | | PONTUS (Pontos), a personification of the sea, is described in the ancient cosmogony as a son of Gaea, and as the father of Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia, by his own mother. |
 | | "And Pontos begat Nereus, the eldest of his children, who is true and lies not: and men call him the Old Man because he is trusty and gentle and does not forget the laws of righteousness, but thinks just and kindly thoughts. |
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