Tethys was the eldest daughter of Ouranós and Gaia, younger sister to Oceanus, her husband. She was a Titaness and mother of the Greek River Gods. She represented the motherly aspects of the sea and remained neutral, along with her husband and sisters during the Titanomachy. She raised Hera according to some accounts. Tethys is also the name of a prehistoric ocean and a moon of Saturn, named after the Roman form of her brother.
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Tethys was a Titaness, one among twelve Titans, the offspring of Uranus and Rhea. She was the wife of her brother, Oceanus. With Oceanus, she bore the Potamoi, and the Oceanids.
In Greek mythology[]
Tethys did not have a big role in Greek mythology, other than being the mother of the Oceanids. In some accounts, Rhea gave Hera to Oceanus and Tethys to take care of. In Rome, her name is a poetic version of the word "sea".
Some stories said that she nursed the young Helios and Selene, children of Hyperion and Theia.
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| Titans | |
|---|---|
| Parents | Ouranós • Gaîa |
| Elder Titans | Coeus • Crius • Cronus • Hyperion • Iapetus • Oceanus |
| Elder Titanesses | Dione • Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Theia • Rhea • Themis • Tethys |
| Coeonides | Asteria • Leto |
| Crionides | Astraeus • Pallas • Perses |
| Hyperionides | Eos • Hḗlios • Selene |
| Iapetonides | Atlas • Epimetheus • Menoetius • Prometheus |
| Oceanides | Potamoi • Rhode • Styx |
| Others | Anemoi • Astra Planeta • Kratos • Eurynome • Hecate • Lelantos • Melisseus • Metis • Nike • Ophion |
| Topics | Overthrowing of Ouranós • Titanomachy |