Talk:Proteus

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The story behind the Egyptian King Proteus, the one mentioned in Euripides' Helen, is talked about in much more depth in book 2 of Herodotus' The History, and there is no mention of the sea-god Proteus. I don't really see much relation to the sea-god Proteus in Helen either for that matter. The legend Euripides used to base his play probably came from Herodotus or a similiar source. So I think a new page should be made for this Egyptian Proteus. Anyone object? - Ravenous 06:05, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No objections? Good, I set up a new article for the Proteus of Egypt. - Ravenous 04:25, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Pietro

I deleted the "non-uniqueness of power" section, as it seems to miss the point. As recounted in the Odyssey, Proteus exhibits the ability to adopt a number of forms in quick succession. This is Proteus' defining characteristic. Zeus and Athena (e.g.), have adopted other forms on occasion, but that is not their "thing." Ifnkovhg 09:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Endless uses of "Proteus" in pop culture[edit]

The article Greek mythology in popular culture now has all pop references, many of them merely to the name "Proteus". Your help is needed in turning that list into encyclopedia text. Further pop additions here will be deleted without further explanation. Thank you.--Wetman (talk) 01:31, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please include the use of Proteus in James Joyce's Ulysses? It is one of the most important uses or references of Proteus in the western canon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.129.111.2 (talk) 05:10, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Poorly written sentence from Lead paragraph[edit]

I rescued this sentence out of the lead paragraph. There may be some valuable information here, but I don't know what it's trying to say:

He was known as either a son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony (Odyssey iv. 432), Nereus and Doris, or Oceanus and a Naiad and made the herdsman of Poseidon's seals, the great bull seal at the center of the harem.

Hope someone can help. BillyPreset (talk) 15:10, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The connection to Egypt[edit]

From section 3.2, Proteus, king of Egypt:

both Proteuses, for example, are protectors of the house of Menelaus, both are connected with the sea, both dwell in Egypt, and both are "grandfatherly" or "ancient" figures.

The fact that the god's connection to Egypt is not mentioned earlier in the article than the above, coupled with the title Proteus of Egypt for the article about the king, is a source of confusion.

Motivation for this edit: I searched for information about Proteus after reading a reference to him as an Egyptian god, because I wanted to know in what sense he is Egyptian. I have gleaned a little more information from other sources, but this Wiki article was less than helpful. Something for future editors to improve.

--1.145.140.13 (talk) 04:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]