CLAS 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Stheno, Lernaean Hydra, Thaumas

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Pontus (sea) mated with ge (earth) and had nereus, who mated with doris (and. Oceanid) and had 50 daughters (the nereids), and the 3 important mermaids of those were thetis, galatea, and amphitrite. Ends up trying to kill acis, but when he gets buried in the stream, he turns into a river-god and survives. Amphitrite is the wife of poseidon and sister of thetis he cheats on her a lot like zeus does on hera which makes her angry and vengeful they have a son named triton, a merman and human. Poseidon also loved tyro, daughter of salmoneus, who disguised himself as the. Thessalian river enipeus: they had twins, neleus and pelias, who are legendary gures with signi cant. Proteus the attendant and even some say the son of poseidon, who is an old man of the sea who can foretell the future and change shape: an old generation god.