Sea God

Proteus

Πρωτεύς

Overview

Prophetic sea god famed for changing shape to avoid revealing the future.

Sea deities

Sea, seals

His genealogy varies by source.

Unknown or primordial.

No children recorded.

Beyond Antiquity

Proteus still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.

Today: Able to change form easily; versatile or highly variable.

Protean comes directly from Proteus, the prophetic sea god who could repeatedly change his shape to avoid capture.