# Thetis — The Argonautica character guide

> Thetis in The Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Goddess Thetis

**First appearance:** 0003-book-iv

## Who they are

Sea nymph who aids the Argonauts.

## Relationships

### [Peleus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_argonautica_se/characters/peleus)

_romantic_

Peleus and Thetis are lovers, though their union is strained by her divine nature and his mortality.

## In the story

### [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_argonautica_se/chapters/book-iv)

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

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