Ceto (Greek myth) explained

In Greek mythology, Ceto (; Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κητώ|Kētṓ|[[sea monster]] or 'whale'^[1]) may refer to three divine women:

• Ceto, a primordial sea goddess and daughter of Pontus (Sea) and Gaia (Earth).^[2] She was the mother of the Phorcydes by her brother Phorcys.^[3]
• Ceto, a "naiad daughter of Oceanos" and thus one of the Oceanids. Her mother was probably the Titaness Tethys. Ceto bore Helios a daughter, Astris.^[4]
• Ceto, the Nereid of sea-monsters^[5] and one of the 50 sea nymph daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.^[6]

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Nonnus, Dionysiaca; translated by Rouse, W H D, II Books XVI - XXXV. Loeb Classical Library No. 345, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1940. Internet Archive
• Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 79.
2. [Hesiod]
3. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
4. [Nonnus]
5. Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 199.
6. Apollodorus, 1.2.7