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Nereus - In Greek religion, sea god called by Homer “Old Man of the Sea,” noted for his wisdom, gift of prophecy, and ability to change his shape. He was the son
of Pontus, a personification of the sea, and Gaea, the Earth goddess. The Nereids (water nymphs) were his daughters by the Oceanid Doris, and he lived with them in the
depths of the sea, particularly the Aegean. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was his pupil. The Greek hero Heracles, in his quest for the golden apples of the Hesperides,
obtained directions from Nereus by wrestling with him in his many forms. Nereus frequently appears in vase paintings as a dignified spectator.(Britannica)
Nereus struggling with Heracles, detail from a Greek water jar found at Vulci, c. 490 bc; in the British Museum (Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum) |
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USS Nereus (Fuel Ship #10) loading coal at Nagasaki, Japan in April 1916. |
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USS Nereus (Fuel Ship #10) underway at Constantinople circa December 1919.
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USS Nereus (AC-10) at the Norfolk Navy Yard, 8 March 1921. Photo by Crosby, Naval Photographer, Portsmouth, VA.
US Naval History and Heritage Command (S-526). Photo No. None, courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
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USS Nereus (AC-10) unloading coal, circa 1921, location unknown.
US Navy photo # NR&L(M) 15562 from DANFS. |
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Post card image of USS Nereus (AC-10) at anchor, 22 February 1922, Puerto Corinto Nicaragua. |
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USS Nereus (AC-10) at anchor, date and location unknown.
Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships 1924". |
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