Old Man of the Sea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Greek mythology the Old Man of the Sea was a primordial figure who could be identified by several names, Proteus or Nereus or Pontus.

Sindbad the Sailor encountered the monstrous Old Man of the Sea on his fifth voyage, who fastened on his back and so clung to him that he could not shake him off till he made him drunk.

This tale inspired a creation of a card in Magic: The Gathering's first expansion set, Arabian Nights. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

 This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../o/l/d/Old_Man_of_the_Sea_8362.html"