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ID: 901001801
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001801
Record Type: Character/Person

Oceanus (Greek deity)

Note: Greek god of oceans, in Greek mythology, the river that flowed around the Earth, which was conceived as flat.

Names:
Oceanus (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Ὠκεανός (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Oceanus (Greek deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Triptolemos
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Triptolemos (Greek character)) [901000698]
parent of .... Doris
..........(x holding: in process contributions, Doris (Greek character)) [901001819]
parent of .... Achelous
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Achelous (Greek deity )) [901000751]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Ancient Greece
.....(Europe) (TGN)
deity of .... oceans (marine bodies of water)
.....(marine bodies of water by biome, marine bodies of water, bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Oceanus (Greek deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2002011029
Ὠκεανός (Greek deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanus
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 9 June 2017
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 91B1121 (story of)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2002011029

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