Greek mythology
Oceanus
The Titan of the world-encircling river
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Primordials · Titans
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
- Places
- The Primordial Void
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Oceanus is the vast freshwater river that the ancients believed ringed the entire world, eldest of the Titans. Father of the three thousand Oceanid nymphs and of every river on earth, he is gentle and aloof, refusing to join the war against the Olympians. From his endless waters the sun rises and the stars dip down to rest.
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Birth of the Cosmos
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- Who is Oceanus?
- Oceanus is the vast freshwater river that the ancients believed ringed the entire world, eldest of the Titans. Father of the three thousand Oceanid nymphs and of every river on earth, he is gentle and aloof, refusing to join the war against the Olympians.
- Which mythology does Oceanus belong to?
- Oceanus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Oceanus appear in?
- Oceanus appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Oceanus. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/oceanusMLA
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