Greek mythology
Pontus
Primordial god of the open sea
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Gaia
- Children
- Nereus
- Group
- Divine · Primordials · Sea
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
- Places
- The Primordial Void
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
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Pontus is the Sea itself, brought forth by Gaia without a father in the first age of the world. From his union with the Earth come the old sea-gods, Nereus the truthful, Thaumas, Phorcys and Ceto, and through them the nymphs and monsters of the deep. He is the salt water before Poseidon, the ancient ocean that surrounds all lands.
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Real episode from the app
Birth of the Cosmos
Chapter 1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pontus?
- Pontus is the Sea itself, brought forth by Gaia without a father in the first age of the world. From his union with the Earth come the old sea-gods, Nereus the truthful, Thaumas, Phorcys and Ceto, and through them the nymphs and monsters of the deep.
- Which mythology does Pontus belong to?
- Pontus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Pontus appear in?
- Pontus appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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