Greek mythology
Tethys
Titaness mother of every river, spring, and ocean-nymph
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Primordials · Titans
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos
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Tethys is the Titaness of the sea's nourishing waters, wife and sister of Ocean. From their union flow all the world's rivers and the three thousand Oceanid nymphs of springs and streams. She fosters Hera in her halls at the edge of the world and turns the stars from her waters in her wrath.
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Birth of the Cosmos
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tethys?
- Tethys is the Titaness of the sea's nourishing waters, wife and sister of Ocean. From their union flow all the world's rivers and the three thousand Oceanid nymphs of springs and streams. She fosters Hera in her halls at the edge of the world and turns the stars from her waters in her wrath.
- Which mythology does Tethys belong to?
- Tethys belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Tethys appear in?
- Tethys appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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