Tethys
Oceanus's divine consort
Tethys names several things in Greek mythology and science, all connected to the sea.
In myth, Tethys was a Titan goddess of fresh water, wife of Oceanus.
In astronomy, Tethys is a moon of Saturn, discovered in 1684.
In geology, the Tethys Sea (or Tethys Ocean) was an ancient body of water that once separated the supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana—its remnants include the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian seas.
Icy moon with geysers
- RheaGreek divine mother
- TitanMythic giant or moon
- HyperionTitan of celestial light
- PhoebeFeminine name meaning radiant
Epimetheus · Janus · Calypso · Cassini · Saturn · craters · Odysseus · ice
Flowing bodies of water
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- primordialExisting from the start
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
mother · Cronus · Rhea · Theogony · freshwater · consort · deity
Prehistoric unified landmass
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- supercontinentCombined planetary landmass
- paleogeographyStudy of ancient Earth surfaces
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
Jurassic · seaway · ancient · geological · Mediterranean · Alpine
Enceladus
Icy moon with geysers
Phoebe · Epimetheus · Janus · Calypso · Cassini · Saturn · craters · Odysseus · ice · orbit
rivers
Flowing bodies of water
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- primordialExisting from the start
sea · mother · Cronus · Rhea · Theogony · freshwater · consort · deity
Pangaea
Prehistoric unified landmass
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- supercontinentCombined planetary landmass
- paleogeographyStudy of ancient Earth surfaces
Triassic · Jurassic · seaway · ancient · geological · Mediterranean · Alpine
- Tethys SeaVanished equatorial ocean