- Thetis – Mythopedia
Thetis married Peleus, a mortal hero who gained fame as one of the Argonauts, with whom she had a son: Achilles, the greatest hero of the Trojan War Mythology Origins Thetis was born to the sea gods Nereus and Doris, one of fifty daughters known as the Nereids She was said to have been raised by Hera, wife of Zeus and queen of the gods
- Achilles – Mythopedia
Thetis dipping Achilles in the River Styx by Thomas Banks (1789) Victoria and Albert Museum, London Public Domain In another version, Thetis anointed the infant Achilles with ambrosia by day and held him over the fire by night But one night Peleus interrupted Thetis during this process and snatched Achilles away in horror
- Nereids - Mythopedia
Thetis, for example, married the mortal hero Peleus and became the mother of the great Achilles; Amphitrite married Poseidon, the Olympian god of the sea, and became the mother of Triton and Rhode (among others); Psamathe was the mother of Phocus (by Aeacus) and of Theoclymenus and Theonoe (by Proteus); and so on
- Tethys - Mythopedia
Etymology The origin of the name “Tethys” (Greek Τηθύς, translit Tēthýs) remains elusive In antiquity, the philosopher Plato suggested a fanciful etymology for the name, seeing it as a compound of the Greeks words διαττώμενον (diattṓmenon, “strained”) and ἠθούμενον (ēthoúmenon, “filtered”)
- Iliad: Book 18 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Thetis goes to the palace of Vulcan to obtain new arms for her son The description of the wonderful works of Vulcan: and, lastly, that noble one of the shield of Achilles The latter part of the nine-and-twentieth day, and the night ensuing, take up this book: the scene is at Achilles’ tent on the sea-shore, from whence it changes to the
- Eurynome - Mythopedia
The two goddesses took Hephaestus in and nursed him back to health Because of this kindness, Hephaestus always loved and honored both Eurynome and Thetis Illustration showing Eurynome and Thetis nursing the young Hephaestus by John Flaxman (1910) John Flaxman's Zeichnungen zu Sagen des Klassischen Altertums Public Domain
- Themis – Mythopedia
Themis was a Greek Titan most famous for embodying the concept of justice Unlike the other Titans, she sided with the Olympians in their celestial war with her brethren Today, her image survives as “Lady Justice,” wearing a chiton (a kind of tunic) and holding a set of balanced scales
- Hera – Mythopedia
Thetis and Peleus later became the parents of Achilles Detail from an Attic red-figure kylix showing Peleus capturing Thetis as she changes shape, attributed to Douris (ca 490 BCE) Cabinet des Médailles, Paris Jastrow Public Domain It was at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus that the events leading to the Trojan War were first set in motion
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