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PROTEUS , in Greek mythology, a prophetic old man of the sea. According to Homer , his resting-place was the island
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Crete and Rhodes. He knew all things past, present and future, but was loth to tell what he knew. Those who would consult him had first to surprise and bind him during his noonday slumber in a cave by the sea, where he was wont to pass the heat of the day surrounded by his seals. Even when caught he would try to escape by assuming all sorts of shapes: now he was a lion, now a serpent, a leopard, a boar, a tree, fire, water. But if his captor held him fast the god at last returned to his proper shape, gave the wished-for answer, and then plunged into the sea. He was subject to Poseidon, and acted as shepherd to his " flocks." In post-Homeric times the story ran that Proteus was the son of Poseidon and a king of Egypt
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Homer , Odyssey, iv. 351; Virgil, Georgics, iv. 386).End of Article: PROTEUS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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