Ὠκεανός
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Ὠκεανός is the Greek name for Oceanus, the primordial Titan god who personifies the great world-encircling river in ancient Greek mythology.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
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Titan god ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fresh water
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rivers ⓘ sea ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| classification | Protogenoi-adjacent Titan ⓘ |
| consort | Τηθύς (Tethys) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
encircles the world
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source of all waters ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| domain | cosmic river surrounding the earth ⓘ |
| equivalentInRomanMythology | Oceanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Greek word ὠκεανός meaning ocean or great river ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekNameOf | Oceanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
body partly human and partly fish or serpentine
ⓘ
horned head ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
NERFINISHED
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Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer's Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDaughters | 3000 (traditional) ⓘ |
| numberOfSons | 3000 (traditional) ⓘ |
| offspring |
Oceanids
NERFINISHED
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river gods ⓘ |
| offspringType |
nymphs
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potamoi (river deities) ⓘ |
| parents |
Gaia
NERFINISHED
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Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participationInTitanomachy | remained neutral ⓘ |
| positionInMythology | one of the eldest Titans ⓘ |
| role |
personification of the ocean
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personification of the world-encircling river ⓘ |
| sibling |
Θέμις (Themis)
NERFINISHED
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Θεία (Theia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Κοῖος (Coeus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Κρεῖος (Crius) NERFINISHED ⓘ Κρόνος (Cronus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Κυλλήνη / Κυλλήνη? (often: Φοίβη, Τηθύς etc.) NERFINISHED ⓘ Μνημοσύνη (Mnemosyne) NERFINISHED ⓘ Τηθύς (Tethys) NERFINISHED ⓘ Φοίβη (Phoebe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ἰαπετός (Iapetus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ὑπερίων (Hyperion) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ῥέα (Rhea) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | primarily literary and cosmological rather than civic cult ⓘ |
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