The pre-modern etymology of her name, from tithemi (П„ОЇОёО·ОјО№), 'to set up, establish,' suggests a perception among Classical Greeks of an early political role. Most extant material about Thetis concerns her role as mother of Achilles, but there is some evidence that as the sea-goddess she played a more central role in the religious beliefs and practices of Archaic Greece. In the Trojan War cycle of myth, the wedding of Thetis and the Greek hero Peleus is one of the precipitating events in the war which also led to the birth of their child Achilles. Worship of Thetis as the goddess is documented to have persisted in some regions by historical writers such as Pausanias. Only one written record, a fragment, exists attesting to her worship and an early Alcman hymn exists that identifies Thetis as the creator of the universe. Some sources argue that she was one of the earliest of deities worshipped in Archaic Greece, the oral traditions and records of which are lost. Sometimes she also is identified with Metis. Often she seems to lead the Nereids as they attend to her tasks. When described as a Nereid in Classical myths, Thetis was the daughter of Nereus and Doris, and a granddaughter of Tethys with whom she sometimes shares characteristics. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, or one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. Thetis ( / Л€ Оё iЛђ t ЙЄ s/ Greek: ООП„О№П‚ ), is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles.

Fallout daughters of ares