Thetis

[ thee-tis ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.

Thetis

/ ˈθiːtɪs /

noun

1. one of the Nereids and mother of Achilles by Peleus

Example Sentences

At the wedding of Thetis, a water nymph, all the gods and goddesses except Eris were seated at the banquet.

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It is related by Apollodorus that Thetis, who was also a Nereid, wished to make her son immortal.

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Thetis, thus thwarted, abandoned both husband and child in disgust, and went back to her native element.

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For this purpose, Vulcan, at the request of Thetis, made her son a complete suit of armour and weapons.

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The chief difference is that it was Thetis who placed her son on the fire, to make him immortal, and Peleus who cried out.

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