Thetis was one of the Nereids. Zeus desired her, but she rejected his advances. The goddess Themis then revealed that Thetis was fated to bear a son who was mightier than his father; fearing for his dominion, Zeus gave Thetis as bride to a mortal, Peleus, and all the gods attended the wedding. Peleus was the son of Aeacus, King of Aegina. He was one of the Argonauts who accompanied Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece. His most famous son was Achilles. Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis. He was the mightiest of the Greeks who fought in the Trojan War, and was the hero of Homer's Iliad.
Thetis attempted unsuccessfully to make her son immortal. There are two versions of the story. In the earlier version, Thetis anointed the infant with ambrosia and then placed him upon a fire to burn away his mortal portions; she was interrupted by Peleus, whereupon she abandoned both father and son in a rage. Peleus placed the child in the care of the Centaur Chiron, who raised and educated the boy. In the later version, she held the young Achilles by the heel and dipped him in the river Styx; everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remained dry and therefore unprotected.
Thetis attempted unsuccessfully to make her son immortal. There are two versions of the story. In the earlier version, Thetis anointed the infant with ambrosia and then placed him upon a fire to burn away his mortal portions; she was interrupted by Peleus, whereupon she abandoned both father and son in a rage. Peleus placed the child in the care of the Centaur Chiron, who raised and educated the boy. In the later version, she held the young Achilles by the heel and dipped him in the river Styx; everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remained dry and therefore unprotected.
Jupiter (Zeus)
Juno (Hera)
Neptune (Poseidon)
Minerva (Athena)
Mars (Ares)
Venus (Aphrodite)
Apollo (Apollo)
Diana (Artemis)
Vulcan (Hephaestus)
Vesta (Hestia)
Mercury (Hermes)
Ceres (Demeter)
Aesculapius (Asclepius)
Aquilon (Boreas)Octavian, the Augur
Added by MenaraBacchus (Dionysus)
Bellona (Enyo)
Cupid (Eros)
Fortuna (Tyche)
Hercules (Heracles)
Juventas (Hebe)
Letus (Thanatos)
Invidia (Nemesis)
Ops (Rhea)
Pluto (Hades)
Proserpina (Persephone)
Saturn (Kronos)
Somnia (Morpheus)
Somnus (Hypnos)
Terra (Gaea)
Trivia (Hecate)
Victoria (Nike)
Flora (Chloris)
Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
Janus (No Greek counterpart)
Pomona (No Greek counterpart)
Terminus (No Greek counterpart)
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Juno (Hera)
Neptune (Poseidon)
Minerva (Athena)
Mars (Ares)
Venus (Aphrodite)
Apollo (Apollo)
Diana (Artemis)
Vulcan (Hephaestus)
Vesta (Hestia)
Mercury (Hermes)
Ceres (Demeter)
Aesculapius (Asclepius)
Aquilon (Boreas)Octavian, the Augur
Added by MenaraBacchus (Dionysus)
Bellona (Enyo)
Cupid (Eros)
Fortuna (Tyche)
Hercules (Heracles)
Juventas (Hebe)
Letus (Thanatos)
Invidia (Nemesis)
Ops (Rhea)
Pluto (Hades)
Proserpina (Persephone)
Saturn (Kronos)
Somnia (Morpheus)
Somnus (Hypnos)
Terra (Gaea)
Trivia (Hecate)
Victoria (Nike)
Flora (Chloris)
Hersilia (No Greek counterpart)
Janus (No Greek counterpart)
Pomona (No Greek counterpart)
Terminus (No Greek counterpart)
* This information does not belong to me. *