![]() Another son of Proteus, Eioneus, became the father of Dymas, king of Phrygia. They both challenged Heracles at the behest of Hera and were killed by the hero. The children of Proteus by Torone ( Chrysone) of Phlegra were Polygonus ( Tmolus) and Telegonus. Proteus was generally regarded as the son of the sea-god Poseidon and Phoenice, a daughter of King Phoenix of Phoenicia. The first attestation of the name is in Mycenaean Greek, although it is not certain whether it refers to the god or just a person the attested form, in Linear B, is □□□□, po-ro-te-u. It is not certain to what this refers, but in myths where he is the son of Poseidon, it possibly refers to his being Poseidon's eldest son, older than Poseidon's other son, the sea-god Triton. ![]() ![]() Proteus' name suggests the "first" (from Greek " πρῶτος" prōtos, "first"), as prōtogonos ( πρωτόγονος) is the "primordial" or the "firstborn". "Protean" has positive connotations of flexibility, versatility and adaptability. From this feature of Proteus comes the adjective protean, meaning "versatile", "mutable", or "capable of assuming many forms". He can foretell the future, but, in a mytheme familiar to several cultures, will change his shape to avoid doing so he answers only to those who are capable of capturing him. Some who ascribe a specific domain to Proteus call him the god of "elusive sea change", which suggests the constantly changing nature of the sea or the liquid quality of water. ![]() In Greek mythology, Proteus ( / ˈ p r oʊ t i ə s, - tj uː s/ Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, Prōteus) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the " Old Man of the Sea" (hálios gérôn). ![]() Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. This article contains special characters. ![]()
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