Tethys was one of Greek mythology\u2019s Titans.<\/p>\n
The Titans were all of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea\u2019s (Earth) children. These children included Hyperion, Oceanus<\/a>, Theia, Phoebe, Coeus, Rhea, Cronus, Mnemosyne, Crius, Themis, and Lapetus as well as Tethys. Her brother, Cronus<\/a>, became their leader. As the leader, he was able to overthrow their tyrant father from his throne.<\/p>\n Later on, Cronus learned about a prophecy that said his son would one day overthrow him just like he had with his father. Cronus did everything he could think of to stop this from happening, but the prophecy eventually did come true. This is when Zeus<\/a> took the throne and ended the age of the Titans, but this only happened after the Great War between the Titans and Olympians was over.<\/p>\n Tethys grew up to become the Titan goddess of fresh water which nourishes the Earth. Her name comes from the Greek word tethe. It means \u201cgrandmother\u201d or \u201cnurse.\u201d<\/p>\n Tethys was married to the Greek god Oceanus. He was another one of her brothers. Their children were the river gods. These children lived on the rivers that the Greeks then knew of such as the Nile and Alpheus. Tethys also gave birth to three thousand Oceanids which were water goddesses. Tethys herself was never actively worshipped in Greek Mythology, even though she had all of these children. In addition to caring for her own, she raised a stepchild known as Hera. Hera was brought to her by Rhea and would one day be Zeus\u2019s wife. Hera became known as the Olympian goddess of marriage in addition to being the Queen of Olympus.<\/p>\n