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Thetis (/ ˈ θ iː t ɪ s / THEEH-tiss, or / ˈ θ ɛ t ɪ s / THEH-tiss; Ancient Greek: Θέτις, romanized: Thétis pronounced) is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph , a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids , daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus .
In Greek mythology, Medea (/ m ɪ ˈ d iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. ' planner, schemer ') [1] is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis.In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.
Medea, a sorceress and wife of Jason, who killed her own children to punish Jason for his infidelity; Medusa, a mortal woman transformed into a hideous gorgon by Athena; Niobe, a daughter of Tantalus who declared herself to be superior to Leto, causing Artemis and Apollo to kill her fourteen children; Pandora, the first woman
According to Ptolemaeus Chennus, Thetis and Medea had once argued in Thessaly over which was the most beautiful; they appointed the Cretan Idomeneus as the judge, who gave the victory to Thetis. In her anger, Medea called all Cretans liars, and cursed them to never say the truth. [2]
Articles relating to the goddess Thetis and her depictions. She is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, or one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus.
Simple English; Slovenčina ... first came Thetis ("disposer, creation"), and ... which according to legend was founded by Medea was also a place where offerings were ...
She was the mother of Medea, Chalciope and Absyrtus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to Apollonius of Rhodes , she was the youngest of the Oceanides . [ 5 ] Her name means "the fair-faced" [ 6 ] or "the knowing one" [ 7 ] derived from the Greek word εἴδω ( eídō ) meaning "to see" or "to know".
Subsequently, Medea gave Medus a sword and bade him avenge the wrongs to his grandfather Aeëtes, and Medus killed Perses, and gained his grandfather's kingdom. [9] In some accounts, the king was stabbed to death by Medea herself using the sacrificial blade. [ 10 ]