Disability Retirement from the Office of Personnel Management: Proteus
In Greek mythology, he is considered as a god of the oceans. Homer refers to him as the “Old Man of the Sea” and is known for change, adaptation and alteration. He can alter his shape and appearance, depending upon the circumstances surrounding. Changing of forms, of course, becomes the essence of Plato’s philosophy, and Aristotle’s later search for that substratum which allows for continuity and stability. […]