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| | PONTUS : Greek protogenos god of the sea ; mythology : PONTOS |
 | | [1.1] NEREUS, THAUMAS, PHORKYS, KETO, EURYBIA (by Gaia) (Hesiod Theogony 233, Apollodorus 1.10) |
 | | 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 yet again he got great Thaumas and proud Phorkys, being mated with Gaia, and fair-cheeked Keto and Eurybia who has a heart of flint within her." - Hesiod, Theogony 233 |
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