thetis
IPA: θˈitʌs
Root Word: Thetis
noun
- (Greek mythology) One of the Nereids; the mother of Achilles
- (astronomy) 17 Thetis, one of the main belt asteroids.
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Examples of "thetis" in Sentences
- Thetis is a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
- Thetis Mound is a type of hill known as a pingo.
- Thetis attempted to render her son Achilles invulnerable.
- THETIS to the still living survivors of Amethyst's battle.
- Zeus held a banquet in celebration of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis.
- Similarly, Thetis anoints the corpse of Patroclus in order to preserve it.
- Achilles' mother, the goddess Thetis, received a prophecy of her son's death.
- Achilles was the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons.
- That fish he saved back then turned out to be Thetis, who was indeed a mermaid.
- The legend of Achilles has it that he was dipped into the river Styx by his mother Thetis in order to make him invulnerable.
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