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Thetis

American  
[thee-tis] / ˈθi tɪs /

noun

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


Thetis British  
/ ˈθiːtɪs /

noun

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

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Thetis Pharmaceuticals is planning trials of a synthetic resolvin for cases of inflammatory bowel disease and cancer.

From Science Magazine • May 4, 2022

Justin Nadolny, of the cutter Thetis, calling their survival a “remarkable story of resiliency and grit.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021

It narrates the Trojan backstories – including the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles, and The Judgement of Paris.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2019

Through language that, like the sea nymph Thetis, shape-shifts between poetry, lyricism, email transcripts, theater and prose, “Wake, Siren” reveals the violence, the pain and the triumph in age-old tales made poignantly new.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2019

But these things would have made you stare—the treasures Thetis on her silver-slippered feet brought to your games—for the gods held you dear.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer