Pontus

//ˈpɑːntəs// name

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Noun
  1. 1
    (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea. Greek
  2. 2
    An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.
  3. 3
    A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus. historical

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pontospontos

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"Mithridates, king of Pontus, had so well learned the languages of the twenty-two nations that were under his rule that he could speak without a translator with all those he ruled."

Etymology

From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.

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