Tethys
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Tethys
- /ˈtɛθɪs/ UK
- /ˈtiːθɪs/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).
proper noun
- Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.
- A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa. Much of the Tethys was shallow and warm during the Mesozoic, and full of life, a marine paradise of sorts: ammonites and sharks thrived, and are now preserved as fossils that date the rocks.
- The iteration of this oceanic basin during the Mesozoic, the most recent iteration.
- A moon of Saturn.
Translations
Talk about this word "Tethys." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tethys. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tethys. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tethys "Tethys." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tethys.Cite this
@misc{tethys_2026,
title = {Tethys},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tethys},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
