So Much More Than Just Achilles’ Mother, the Strong-Willed Saviour Thetis
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Thetus and Achilles
The Thetus leaves her husband Pelius to live off in the sea. She's treated poorly by him and that simply isn't something she's willing to put up with. Zeus and Poseidon explicitly placed her to marriage to tamp down her power, but they're not threatened because Achilles has already been born. And when he's old enough, Thetus is there for him in whatever way he needs.
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