Oceanus

[ oh-see-uh-nuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaia, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
2. a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers, lakes, etc.

Oceanus

/ əʊˈsɪənəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a Titan, divinity of the stream believed to flow around the earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oceanus¹

First recorded in 1580–1600; from Latin Ōceanus, from Greek Ōkeanós; further origin uncertain