king of waters—the name given to the river Amazon:
- There are many large rivers … but what are these, severally, to the “king of waters” on whose deep current fleets and navies may float.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase king of the sea—
1. a fabulous being that lives in water and rules over the sea:
- The tale centers around the water spirit Undine, daughter of the King of the Sea.
2. ruler of the sea:
- There was Will Merrymouth, whose daring in fight and skill in seamanship had won him the soubriquet of “King of the Sea.”
water king — = king of the sea 1:
- Lord Zeus holds the starry hall on Olympus; he has given the briny sea to his brother [Poseidon] the water king.