ID: 901001955 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001955	Record Type: Character/Person

	Pontus (Greek deity)

Note: Ancient Greek god of waters, older than Poseidon.

Names:

	Pontus (Greek deity) (preferred,English,D,N)
	Pontos (Greek deity) (English,U,N)
	Πόντος (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Pontus (Greek deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	distinguished from .... Poseidon
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Poseidon (Greek deity)) [901000198]

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)

	deity of .... bodies of water (natural)
	.....(natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Pontus (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2002011041
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Poseidon," accessed 10 July 2017
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92I gods of the waters: the older dynasty ... offspring of Pontus
	Pontos (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Πόντος (Greek deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontus_(mythology)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Poseidon," accessed 10 July 2017