The Argonautica · Character

Thetis

Sea nymph who aids the Argonauts.

minor

Also known as Goddess Thetis

First appearance: Book IV

Thetis's tie to Peleus is one of the pressures that moves The Argonautica—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Summoned by Hera to guide the Argo safely through perilous seas.

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With Peleus (romantic): Peleus and Thetis are lovers, though their union is strained by her divine nature and his mortality. In Book IV:…

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Peleus
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