pontus
英 ['pɔntəs]
美
- 蓬托斯；本都（黑海南岸古王国）；蓬托斯海
英英释义
- 1. (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
- 2. 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
英文词源
- Pontus
- ancient district of Anatolia, from Greek pontos "sea" (see pons).