HyperDic: pontus

English > 2 senses of the word Pontus:
NOUNperson Pontus, Pontos(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea
locationPontusan ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea
English > Pontus: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus.
SynonymPontos
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
BroaderGreek deityA deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
SpanishPontus
English > Pontus: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningAn 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.
Instance ofgeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Part ofAsia Minor, AnatoliaA peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey

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