Ceto

Ceto was the Titan goddess of the dangers of the sea and, more specifically, of sea-monsters, whales and large sharks.

Residence: The Sea
Parents: Pontus and Gaia
Siblings: Phorcys, Nereus, Thaumas, Eurybia
Consort: Phorcys
Children: The Gorgons, The Graeae, Ladon and Echidna

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Roman mosaic of Phorcys and Ceto. Bardo Museum. (c) Dennis Jarvis

She was the wife of her brother Phorcys, who together produced a brood of fearsome monsters, such as Echidna, Scylla, the serpent Ladon, the Graeae, and the Gorgons.

Hellenistic relief of Ceto aiding her father Pontus in the Gigantomachy, c. 166–156 BC. Pergamon Altar of Zeus, Berlin. (c) Miguel Hermoso Cuesta

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