Thetis

[ thee-tis ]

/ ˈθi tɪs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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How to use Thetis in a sentence

At the wedding of Thetis, a water nymph, all the gods and goddesses except Eris were seated at the banquet.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook
It is related by Apollodorus that Thetis, who was also a Nereid, wished to make her son immortal.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Thetis, thus thwarted, abandoned both husband and child in disgust, and went back to her native element.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
For this purpose, Vulcan, at the request of Thetis, made her son a complete suit of armour and weapons.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

The chief difference is that it was Thetis who placed her son on the fire, to make him immortal, and Peleus who cried out.
Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth|Frank Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for Thetis

Thetis

/ (ˈθiːtɪs) /

noun

one of the Nereids and mother of Achilles by Peleus

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