Illustrated Fiction: Milky Sea (Helios / Nerites)

Hello my dear demigoddesses!

This is a continuation of the loosely connected stories retelling the myth of Nerites. You can read the first part about Aphrodite and Nerites here, and the second part about Poseidon and Nerites here.

As those of you who are familiar with the myth already know, this marks the end of the narrative. Unlike with Phaëthon and Ikaros, I did not change the original ending here, so prepare for tragedy.

This month's illustration with an insane amount of loving attention to detail was created by Sinita, one half of the artist duo Roconita! Isn't Nerites cute? The sea is boiling tonight...
Follow Roconita on Twitter and Tumblr for both SFW and NSFW mythology art. I'm extremely thankful for the huge effort she put into this illustration!
You can download the image in PNG format both with screentones or lineart at the bottom of the page.

Do you like the glossary at the beginning of the story rather than endnotes? Or do you feel you have to scroll down too much for the story this way?

Glossary

Nerites: Youngest child and only son of the sea god Nereus and the Okeanid nymph Doris. Brother to the Nereids and young lover (eromenos) to Poseidon. Also Poseidon's charioteer.

Amphitrite: Oldest of the Nereids and thus oldest sister to Nerites and wife to Poseidon. Queen of the Ocean.

Helios: The Sun. Has a thing for the daughters of Okeanos and Thetys (Okeanids). His sisters are Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn.

Poseidon: King of the Sea and older lover (erastes) to Nerites.

Potamoi: the sons of Okeanos and Thetys, gods of the rivers and streams of the earth.

Okeanos: Grandfather to Amphitrite and Nerites whose mother Doris is one of the Okeanids.

Hippokampoi: Mythological creatures that have the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish. They are often depicted drawing Poseidon's chariot in Greek and Roman art.