Key Info

- Titan parents of many river gods and the Oceanids

Brief Bio

Oceanus was the eldest of the Titan offspring of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). Hesiod lists his Titan siblings as Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, and Cronus. Oceanus married his sister Tethys, and was by her the father of numerous sons, the river gods and numerous daughters, the Oceanids.

Tethys, a Titan goddess, was a powerful and prolific figure in Greek mythology.  Daughter of Uranus and Gaia, she personified the fresh, flowing waters of the earth and sky.  Her role was not just limited to the physical; she was also associated with the concept of motherhood, giving birth to numerous rivers and streams, as well as the nymphs who inhabited them.  A serene and steadfast figure, Tethys embodied the constant, reliable aspects of nature, contrasting with the more volatile elements represented by other Titans.  Her marriage to Oceanus, and her subsequent role as a mother to a vast progeny, made her a key figure in shaping the early cosmos.