About this deity
Thetis was the mother of Achilles, the warrior from the Iliad.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Ancient Greek Religion · Polytheistic · 4 mythsThe ancient Greek belief system represents a collection of cultural myths and stories that date back to circa 1300-1200 BCE. Its pantheon of deities were widely known and written about in Greek texts. The Romans adopted many Greek beliefs and renamed the deities according to the Latin language. In contemporary...
Top myths
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| The Iliad | |
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Mythological stories including Thetis
- The Iliad Hero myth
Nuthsell
Achilles, half man-half deity, fought in the Trojan war for King Agamemnon and quarreled with him over a mistress, among other things. The war featured the Trojans against the Greeks and had lots of action where Achilles was the star. Achilles' close friend Patroclus died at the hands of Hector; consequently, Achilles slaughtered him in order to get his revenge. While not listed in the Iliad, sources say that Achilles suffered his tragic fate at the end of the war by Paris when he was shot with an arrow through the achilles heel. Achilles fulfilled the hero motif of living a short life of glory.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Thetis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/938. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
OMNIKA (2022, August 06). Thetis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/938
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Thetis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 06, 2022. Accessed January 7, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/938.
