Oceanus
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Oceanus is a primordial Titan in Greek mythology who personifies the vast, encircling river believed to surround the world.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nereus (in some traditions) | 1 |
| earth-encircling river Oceanus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
ⓘ
Titan ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
boundary of the known world
ⓘ
cosmic river ⓘ fresh water ⓘ |
| category |
Titans of Greek mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Titans in Greek mythology
Water gods in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| consort | Tethys ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Poseidon ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | encircles the world ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | outermost boundary of the world ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| didNotParticipateIn | Titanomachy ⓘ |
| domain |
river that surrounds the earth
ⓘ
waters at the edge of the world ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName |
World Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Ὠκεανός
|
| latinName | Oceanus self-link ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| mythologicalGeneration | first generation of Titans ⓘ |
| offspring |
Oceanids
ⓘ
Potamoi ⓘ |
| offspringType |
river gods
ⓘ
water nymphs ⓘ |
| parent |
Gaia
ⓘ
Uranus ⓘ |
| poseidonRelation | distinct from the Olympian sea god Poseidon ⓘ |
| role |
personification of the world-encircling river
ⓘ
personification of water ⓘ |
| sibling |
Coeus
ⓘ
Crius ⓘ Cronus ⓘ Hyperion ⓘ Iapetus ⓘ Mnemosyne ⓘ Phoebe ⓘ Rhea ⓘ Tethys ⓘ Theia ⓘ Themis ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor |
Hesiod
ⓘ
Homer ⓘ |
| symbol |
flowing water
ⓘ
great river encircling the earth ⓘ |
| typeOfWaterDeity | cosmic river god ⓘ |
| worshipType | primarily conceptual rather than cultic ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Age of the Titans
subject surface form:
first-generation Titans