NOUN | person | Pontus, Pontos | (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea |
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location | Pontus | an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus. | |
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Synonym | Pontos | |
Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Broader | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
Spanish | Pontus |
Meaning | An ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached / reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire. | |
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Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Part of | Asia Minor, Anatolia | A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey |
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