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Greek Mythology

Tethys, Garni (but with an inscription Thetis)

In Greek mythology, Tethys (Τηθύς) was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus. She was mother of the chief rivers of the universe, such as the Nile, the Alpheus, the Maeander, and about three thousand daughters called the Oceanids.

During the war against the Titans, Tethys raised Rhea as her god-child.

Tethys is sometimes confused with Thetis, the wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles.

Hera was not pleased with the placement of Callisto and Arcas in the sky, as the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, so she asked her nurse, Tethys, to help. Tethys, a marine goddess, cursed the constellations to forever circle the sky and never drop below the horizon, hence explaining why they are circumpolar.

Consorts/Children

With Oceanus :

Achelous
Acheron
Alpheus
Amaltheia
Amphitrite
Asia
Asopus
Callirhoe
Catillus
Cebren
Cephissus
Circe
Clitunno (Roman mythology)
Clymene
Crinisus
Dione
Doris
Electra
Enipeus
Eurynome
Inachus
Lysithea
Melia
Meliboea
Merope
Nilus
Peneus
Perse
Philyra
Pleione
Rhode
Scamander
Telesto
Tiberinus (Roman mythology)
Tibertus (Roman mythology)
Tyche
Volturnus (Roman mythology)

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Oceanus and Tethys, Zeugma Mosaic, made between the 1st and 2nd centuries

Tethys Reclining In A Giant Shell Chariot Pulled By Two Sea Creatures Print by Hendrik Goltzius

Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot pulled by two sea creatures, Hendrik Goltzius

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