Thetis
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek One of the nereids, sea nymph
daughters of Nereus; wife of Peleus; mother of Achilles.
Both Zeus and Poseidon had pursued Thetis, but
on being told by the seeress Themis that a son borne by
Thetis would overthrow the Olympian gods, Zeus persuaded
Thetis to marry Peleus. When her son, Achilles, was born, Thetis wanted to make him invulnerable.
She dipped the baby into the river Styx, holding him
by one heel. Since that heel did not touch the magical
water, it remained vulnerable. It was this heel that later
caused Achilles' death in the Trojan War.
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- Achilles I INTRODUCTION Thetis Dipping Achilles in the Styx The sea nymph Thetis is seen dipping her son Achilles in the River Styx to make him immortal.
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