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Tethys.

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)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈteː.tʰyːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.tis]
  1. 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)

    Greek · declension-3
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

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