Tethys, the Mother of Waters

February 1, 2026

The next deity in the Greco-Roman Mythology Project is Tethys, the Mother of Waters! She is the wife of Okeanos, and as the mother of the Okeanides and Potamoi, she is seen as the mother of all fresh water in any world where the Titans or Olympians are worshiped. While generally neutral in the conflict between the Titans and Olympians, she took in the young Olympian women during the Titanomachy; because of this era and the other daughters of Kronos see her as something of a surrogate mother.

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