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Oceanus（俄刻阿诺斯）：海洋之神
There are various theories about Oceanus, which, in Greek mythology（神话）, means the vast expanse of ever-flowing water around the earth.
在希腊神话中，“俄刻阿诺斯”的意思是环绕地球流淌的大片水域
One theory depicts（描述） him as the first-born child of Uranus and Gaea, for the formation of the ocean involves the rains from the sky and the streams flowing on the earth, a combined influence of Uranus and Gaea.
关于他的起源有不同的版本，其中之一认为他是乌拉诺斯和盖亚的第一个孩子，因为海洋的形成需要来自天空的雨滴和来自大地的流水，即乌拉诺斯和盖亚的共同影响。
Another theory sorts（把...分类） him with the Titans（泰坦）, the third race of beings created by Gaea and Uranus.
另一个版本则将他归入提坦巨人，即乌拉诺斯和盖亚所生的第三类物种。
Whichever theory it is, Oceanus married his sister Tethys, who gave birth to the three great rivers known to the Greeks, including the Nile in Egypt.
但不管是哪个版本，一个普遍的说法是俄刻阿诺斯娶了他的妹妹蒂锡斯，诞下了对于希腊人来说非常重要的三条河流，其中就包括埃及的尼罗河。
They had more than three thousand other children. Their sons were called Oceanids, and their daughters were Nymphs or Oceanides.
此外，他们还有超过三千子嗣，其中的男孩被称作俄刻阿尼得，女孩则叫宁芙或俄刻阿尼得斯。
Each became the minor god or goddess of a river, stream, spring, lake, or pond.
他们作为小神仙、小仙女，各自掌管着世界上众多的河流、溪水、清泉、湖泊和池塘。
In modern English, there are many words which could be traced back to the Greek word Oceanus：ocean, Oceania, oceanarium, oceanography，to name a few.
在现代英语词汇中，有许多单词可以追溯到俄刻阿诺斯这个希腊名字，例如：ocean（海洋）、Oceania（大洋洲）、oceanarium（大型海洋水族馆）、oceanography（海洋学）等。
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