Tethys
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛθɪs/
The English word “Tethys” has 4 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- 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.
- A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.
- The iteration of this oceanic basin during the Mesozoic, the most recent iteration.
- A moon of Saturn.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).
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