Thetis
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Thetis is a sea nymph in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of the hero Achilles and for her role in events leading up to the Trojan War.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nereid
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deity in Greek mythology ⓘ sea nymph ⓘ |
| ability | shape-shifting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica
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ⓘ
Homeric Hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer’s Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar’s odes NERFINISHED ⓘ tragedies by Aeschylus (fragmentary) ⓘ |
| associatedObject | Achilles’ heel ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Mount Pelion
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Phthia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Poseidon
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Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ the Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| attemptedToMakeImmortal | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendedBy | Olympian gods at her wedding ⓘ |
| causeOf | Achilles’ near invulnerability ⓘ |
| childrenCount | one son, Achilles (in most traditions) ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom | Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedObject | new armor for Achilles ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| daughterOf |
Doris
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Nereus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerSuitor |
Poseidon
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ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| greekName | Θέτις NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted attending to Achilles
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depicted with sea creatures ⓘ |
| immortalityMethod |
anointing Achilles with ambrosia and placing him in fire (Homeric tradition)
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dipping Achilles in the River Styx (later tradition) ⓘ |
| indirectlyCaused |
Judgment of Paris
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Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being mother of Achilles
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intervening on behalf of Achilles ⓘ role in events leading to the Trojan War ⓘ shape-shifting to avoid marriage ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| marriageType | mortal–immortal marriage ⓘ |
| marriedToMortalBecause | Zeus feared prophecy about her son ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nereids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Achilles
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Achilles by Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoptolemus (in some traditions, as grandmother or ancestress) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioned | Zeus on behalf of Achilles ⓘ |
| presentAt | wedding of Peleus and Thetis where Eris threw the golden apple ⓘ |
| prophecyAbout | her son would be greater than his father ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescued | Zeus from a conspiracy of other gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | undersea grotto ⓘ |
| roleInIliad |
comforter of Achilles
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intercessor between Achilles and Zeus ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weddingEvent | wedding of Peleus and Thetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weddingLocation | Mount Pelion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | local cults in Thessaly and coastal regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Galatea (sea nymph)