Tethys

Te·thys  (tths)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus.

2. A satellite of Saturn.

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[Latin Tthys, from Greek Tthus.]

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Tethys¹

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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Titaness and sea goddess, wife of Oceanus

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Tethys²

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(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a large satellite of the planet Saturn

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Tethys³

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(Placename) the sea that lay between Laurasia and Gondwanaland, the two supercontinents formed by the first split of the larger supercontinent Pangaea. The Tethys Sea can be regarded as the predecessor of today's smaller Mediterranean See also Pangaea

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tethys - (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	2.	Tethys - type genus of the family Aplysiidae Aplysia, genus Aplysia, genus Tethus mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks Aplysiidae, family Aplysiidae, family Tethyidae, Tethyidae - sea hares Aplysia punctata, sea hare - naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles