Nilus (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Nilus is one of 3,000 river gods, who represent the god of the Nile river itself. Nilus is the son of the water gods Oceanus and Tethys.
Nilus in a Coptic tapestry.
Tethys (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Tethys was one of the Titans, the children of Uranus and Gaia, the sister and wife of the Titan Oceanus, and the mother of the river gods and the Oceanids. Although Tethys had no a
Mosaic (detail) of Tethys from Alexandretta
Mosaic (detail) of Tethys, from Philipopolis (modern Shahba, Syria), fourth-century AD, Shahba Museum.
Detail of Tethys attending the wedding of Peleus and Thetis on an Attic black-figure dinos by Sophilos, c. 600–550 BC, British Museum 971.11–1.1.
Mosaic (detail) of Tethys and Oceanus, excavated from the House of Menander, Daphne (modern Harbiye, Turkey), third century AD, Hatay Archaeology Museum 1013.