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protean A protean athlete, he left college with offers from the professional leagues to play baseball, football, and basketball. ˈproʊtiən

Accepted Answer

(1) Displaying great versatility or variety. (2) Able to take on many different forms or natures. As the story is told in the Odyssey, at the end of the Trojan War the sea god Proteus revealed to King Menelaus of Sparta how to get home from Troy with his unfaithful wife, the beautiful Helen of Troy. Before Proteus would give up the information, though, Menelaus had to capture him—no mean feat, since Proteus had the ability to change into any natural shape he chose. The word protean came to describe this ability to change into many different shapes or to play many different roles in quick succession

word	protean
definition	(1) Displaying great versatility or variety. (2) Able to take on many different forms or natures.
eg_sentence	A protean athlete, he left college with offers from the professional leagues to play baseball, football, and basketball.
explanation	As the story is told in the Odyssey, at the end of the Trojan War the sea god Proteus revealed to King Menelaus of Sparta how to get home from Troy with his unfaithful wife, the beautiful Helen of Troy. Before Proteus would give up the information, though, Menelaus had to capture him—no mean feat, since Proteus had the ability to change into any natural shape he chose. The word protean came to describe this ability to change into many different shapes or to play many different roles in quick succession
IPA	ˈproʊtiən

Protean Proteus Play Menelaus Ability Change Displaying Great