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Proteus

[proh-tee-uhs, -tyoos] / ˈproʊ ti əs, -tjus /
NOUN
Jekyll and Hyde
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On her way out, Nanna pocketed a mosaic tile depicting the shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Proteus, the largest of the small moons included in the study, did not show the same phyllosilicate signature.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

They’re jobs that Amazon calculated cost more than a Proteus autonomous mobile robot.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025

The team sees the Proteus taking off from a Royal Navy frigate, flying to pre-set co-ordinates, dropping the high-tech buoys, then returning to the flight deck.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025

There he seized Proteus and did not let him go, in spite of the terrible forms he assumed, until the god was discouraged and returned to his own shape.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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