The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Tethys ( - )

A titaness, sea goddess and mother of the world's rivers. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-6304?rskey=P5xTa8&result=1&q=tethys Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethys_%28mythology%29 Relationships: Neptune / Poseidon (-) was a husband of Tethys
Saturn / Cronus (-) was a brother of Tethys
Vulcan / Hephaestus (--) was a son of Tethys
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Neptune and Tethys, riding on a dolphin; in low relief.