# Tethys

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɛθɪs/ · frequency rank #87,900

## Definitions
1. Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.
2. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.
3. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.
4. A moon of Saturn.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tethys