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Ceto
Sign in to saveCeto (; ) is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. As a mythological figure, she is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of monstrous children fathered by Phorcys, another child of Gaia and Pontus. The small Solar System body 65489 Ceto was named after her, and its satellite after Phorcys.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Ceto
- Deity.image
- Altar Pérgamo Keto 06.JPG
- Deity.alt
- A part of the frieze depicting a woman with her back to us, looking to the left. There are other figures partially visible, including a lion.
- Deity.caption
- The goddess Ceto aiding her father Pontus in the mythological war known as the Gigantomachy – c. 166–156 BC – Gigantomachy Frieze, Pergamon Altar of Zeus
- Deity.deity_of
- Sea goddess
- Deity.abode
- Sea
- Deity.consort
- Phorcys
- Deity.parents
- Pontus and Gaia
- Deity.siblings
- Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys and Eurybia
- Deity.children
- the Gorgons, the Graeae, Echidna, Ladon
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- Loutrophoros con Perseo e Adromeda, inv. 19.M325-1.7 - Marta -Mitomania (11).jpg
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Ceto (; ) is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. As a mythological figure, she is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of monstrous children fathered by Phorcys, another child of Gaia and Pontus. The small Solar System body 65489 Ceto was named after her, and its satellite after Phorcys.
Ceto was also variously called Crataeis (Κράταιις, Krataiis, from κραταιίς "mighty") and Trienus (Τρίενος, Trienos, from τρίενος "within three years"), and was occasionally conflated by scholars with the goddess Hecate (for whom Crataeis and Trienus are also epithets).