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Tethys (mythology) facts for kids

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Tethys is not to be confused with / is different from Thetis, the mother of Achilles.

Tethys is a Titan in Greek mythology. She is the titan of fresh water. Her parents are Gaia and Uranos. With her brother Okeanos her children are the river gods, the sea and spring nymphs, the Okeanids.

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  • Tethys 83d40m AntakyaMuseum Turkey

    Mosaic (detail) of Tethys from Antioch, Turkey, Hatay Archaeology Museum 9095.

  • Okeanos London 1971.11-1.1

    Detail of Tethys attending the wedding of Peleus and Thetis on an Attic black-figure dinos by Sophilos, c. 600–550 BC, British Museum 971.11–1.1.

  • Antakya Arkeoloji Muzesi 02366 nevit

    Mosaic (detail) of Tethys and Oceanus, excavated from the House of Menander, Daphne (modern Harbiye, Turkey), third century AD, Hatay Archaeology Museum 1013.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tetis (titánide) para niños

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