So Much More Than Just Achilles’ Mother, the Strong-Willed Saviour Thetis
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Thetus as a Sea Goddess
Thetus is a naryad and one of the most important and famous of the naryads. Most of her story takes place very much on land, but she was ultimately this goddess of the sea. She's talking badass, we love her. Even if Achilles complaining to her all of the damn time gets to be a little much. It is her whiny sons fault. Fun fact, here on Vancouver Island, we have a lake called Thetus. This lake is named for a ship that came over here colonizing shit,. But that ship was in fact named Thetus for the naryad goddess.
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