Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pontus

2 senses of pontus

Sense 1
Pontus, Pontos -- ((Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus)
       => Greek deity -- (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2
Pontus -- (an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)