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THAUMAS (sea god, father of Iris)

Power of the sea · sea god of Greek mythology

Thaumas, sea god, father of Iris, full-length portrait
Parents
Pontus, Gaia
Consorts
Electra
Children
Iris, harpies, Ocypete, Podarge, Hydaspes, Aello, Acholoë, Aellopoda, Arke, Celaeno
In the sources
8 ancient passages

Thaumas, son of Pontus and Gaia, was a figure of the ancient divine order.1,2 Born to Pontus and Gaia, he shared his lineage with the elder sibling Nereus and the sibling Phorcys.1,2 His kin included the elder sibling Nereus and the sibling Phorcys.2

Thaumas married Electra, the daughter of Ocean, and together they fathered the swift messenger Iris.1,3,4 The couple also bore the long-haired Harpy Aello, along with other harpies such as Ocypete, Podarge, Hydaspes, Acholoë, and Aellopoda.1,3 He was also the father of a daughter who commands Morpheus.5

The codex facts behind this entry

Thaumas is the father of a daughter who commands Morpheus. Ovid Met. 11.410-748 (12)

Sources

  1. Apollodorus 1.2.6
  2. The Theogony ll. 233-239
  3. The Theogony ll. 265-269
  4. Ovid Met. 4.416-562 (5)
  5. Ovid Met. 11.410-748 (12)
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 11 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from, here drawn from Ovid. Updated 29 October 2026.

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