Thetis
Thetis is a Nereid who was ordered by Hera to guide the Argonauts through the perilous passage between Scylla and Charybdis. She is a helpful figure who assists heroes in their journeys.
↻ synthesized from 18 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the context of the Argonauts' voyage.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Covianna, Bé Finn, Guendoloena, Ganieda, Viviane, Dea Latis, Arke, Ithas, Hebe, Leto, Harmonia, Charis, Aglaea, Ocean, Graces, Iris, Aeolus, Alcide, Nymph of the Seine, Éole, Bacchantes, Memnon, Penthesileia, Themis, Éris, Calchas, Nereids, Patroclus, Paris, Priam, Iphigeneia, Polyxena, Delphyne, Tartarus, Aegipan, Briareus, Dionysos, Theseus, Peleus, Bacchus, Ariadne, Scylla, Charybdis, Diana, Apollo, Prometheus, Ares, Typhon, Athena, Hephaestus, gods, demons, Triton, Artemis (Diana), Dawn, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Cronus, centaur, Chiron, Hector, Hera, Hermes, Gaia, Moirai
- syncretized with
- Gwragedd Annwn
- allied with
- Zeus, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans)
- sibling of
- Amphitrite, Galatea, Nerites, Licomède, Lycomède
- parent of
- Achilles
Mentioned by
- Scylla
- Charybdis
- Diana
- Apollo
- Prometheus
- Ares
- Typhon
- Athena
- Hephaestus
- gods
- demons
- Triton
- Artemis (Diana)
- Dawn
- Poseidon
- Aphrodite
and 10 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The Argonauts were able to avoid both dangers because Hera ordered the Nereid Thetis to guide them through the perilous passage.”
#5979 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The mythical Greek sea nymph Thetis, mother of the hero Achilles, similarly provides her son with magical weapons. Like the Lady of the Lake, Thetis is a water spirit who raises the greatest warrior of her time. Thetis' husband is named Peleus, while in some tales the Lady of the Lake has the knight Pelleas as her lover; Thetis also uses magic to make her son invulnerable, similar to how Lancelot receives a ring that protects him from evil magic.”
#6756 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After the war, Thetis returns and grieves for Achilles. She and Patroclus share memories, and Thetis relents, writing Patroclus's name upon the tomb.”
#19736 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“This betrayal resulted in Zeus stripping her of her wings (which were given to the goddess Thetis at her wedding) and banishing her to Tartarus. Arke's torn wings were later given to Peleus and Thetis as a gift on their wedding day; Thetis in turn later gave them to her son Achilles”
#27653 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Iliad, Charis lives with Hephaestus in a bronze-wrought home on Mount Olympus, into which she welcomes Thetis so that the latter may ask for Hephaestus to forge armor for her son Achilles.”
#27873 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5