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Tethys.

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.

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name/ˈtɛθɪs/UK/ˈtiːθɪs/UK
  1. 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.

    Greek
  2. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.

  3. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa. The iteration of this oceanic basin during the Mesozoic, the most recent iteration.

  4. A moon of Saturn.

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)bor. Latin Tēthȳsbor. English Tethys Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

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