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CETO (greek sea goddess)

Power of the sea · Greek sea goddess

Ceto, greek sea goddess, full-length portrait
Parents
Pontus, Gaia
Consorts
Phorcys, Gorgon
Children
Hesperides, Medusa, Echidna, Ladon, Euryale, Thoosa, Graeae, Stheno, Deino, Phorcydes, Enyo, Pemphredo
In the sources
7 ancient passages

Ceto, the fair-cheeked daughter of Pontus and Earth, stood as a primordial sister to Thaumas, Phorcys, Eurybia, and the other Nereids.1,2,3

She was joined in love with Phorcus, and together they became the parents of the Gorgons, including the mortal Medusa and the undying Sthenno and Euryale.2,4,5,6 Their union also produced the fair-cheeked Graiae sisters, the daughters Enyo, Pephredo, and Dino, and a snake that guarded golden apples in the secret places of the dark earth.6,5,4

Ceto was worshipped at the coastal city of Joppe.7

The codex facts behind this entry

Appearance

Ceto is described as having fair cheeks. The Theogony ll. 233-239

Sources

  1. The Theogony ll. 233-239
  2. Apollodorus 1.2.6
  3. Apollodorus 1.2.7
  4. The Theogony ll. 333-336
  5. Apollodorus 2.4.2
  6. The Theogony ll. 265-269 (2)
  7. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.14 ΒΆ2
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 14 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Hesiod. Updated 27 October 2026.

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