In Greek mythology, Ceto (/ˈsiːtoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κητώ, romanized: Kētṓ, lit. 'sea monster' or 'whale'[1]) may refer to three divine women:
- Ceto, a primordial sea goddess and daughter of Pontus (Sea) and Gaia (Earth).[2] She was the mother of the Phorcydes by her brother Phorcys.[3]
- Ceto, a "naiad daughter of Oceanos" and thus one of the Oceanids. Her mother was probably the Titaness Tethys.[1] Ceto bore Helios a daughter, Astris.[4]
- Ceto, the Nereid of sea-monsters[5] and one of the 50 sea nymph daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Hesiod, Theogony 238
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.10
- ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 26.355; Parada, p. 44
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 199. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.2.7
References
edit- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Nonnus, Dionysiaca; translated by Rouse, W H D, II Books XVI–XXXV. Loeb Classical Library No. 345, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1940. Internet Archive
- Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.
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