Proteus Greek A minor but ancient sea god who served Poseidon.
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Proteus Greek A minor but ancient sea god who served Poseidon. Proteus had enormous knowledge and the ability to change his shape at will if he did not want to stay around to answer questions. When finally cornered, he advised Menelaus, whose ship was becalmed off the coast of Egypt, that to escape he should pay proper honor to the god Zeus. Menelaus listened to the advice of the sea god and was eventually able to sail home to Sparta. In another story, Aristaeus, the son of Apollo, sought the advice of Proteus, who advised him to sacrifice cattle to the gods. Aristaeus did, and was rewarded by seeing swarms of bees emerging from the corpses of the slain cattle. (Aristaeus was an expert in the art of beekeeping.)
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