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Old Man of the Sea

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In Greek mythology the Old Man of the Sea was a primordial figure who could be identified by several names, Proteus or Nereus or Pontus.

Sindbad the Sailor encountered the monstrous Old Man of the Sea on his fifth voyage, who fastened on his back and so clung to him that he could not shake him off till he made him drunk.

This tale inspired a creation of a card in Magic: The Gathering's first expansion set, Arabian Nights. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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