Thetis
Americannoun
noun
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Thetis and Penelakut Named for a mythic Greek sea nymph fathered by Zeus, Thetis Island is connected by BC Ferries to Vancouver Island.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Thetis Pharmaceuticals is planning trials of a synthetic resolvin for cases of inflammatory bowel disease and cancer.
From Science Magazine • May 4, 2022
The nine men and four women were taken aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis on Tuesday afternoon, some 26 miles southeast of Key West, the agency said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 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
His arms, those marvelous arms Thetis had brought him from Hephaestus, caused the death of Ajax.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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