Proteus (Greek mythology)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Proteus_(Greek_mythology)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Greek_mythology gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:abilities	gptkb:prophecy shape-shifting
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:capturedBy	gptkb:Aristaeus gptkb:Menelaus
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Eidothea gptkb:Polygonus gptkb:Theoclymenus
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	proverbial for changeability source of the word 'protean'
gptkbp:depictedIn	old man bearded holding a staff
gptkbp:domain	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:epithet	the prophetic old man of the sea
gptkbp:etymology	'first' or 'primordial' in Greek
gptkbp:gender	male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Proteus (Greek mythology)
gptkbp:knownFor	elusiveness truthfulness when captured
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:Homer's_Odyssey gptkb:Virgil's_Georgics
gptkbp:mythologicalEra	gptkb:Heroic_Age
gptkbp:nature	gptkb:Oracle shape-shifter
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Poseidon
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Nereus gptkb:Triton
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Pharos
gptkbp:role	gptkb:prophecy sea god guardian of the sea herdsman of Poseidon's seals
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:silk sea creatures
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Old_Man_of_the_Sea
gptkbp:transformsInto	gptkb:Dragon gptkb:deer gptkb:lion gptkb:tree gptkb:water gptkb:fire other forms
gptkbp:worshippedIn	Ancient Greece
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Proteus_(moon)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5