Tethys

English

/ˈtɛθɪs/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Greek god) Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.
  • (geology) A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.
  • (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Τηθύς

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