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Why Isn’t Thetis Remembered As Medusa Is?

A woman so devoted to her god/goddess (Zeus and Athena respectively) that they’ve given selflessly and wholly to them, only to be repaid in rape and despair. Both pursued by Poseidon. Both intimately involved in the stories of two of the most prominent and powerful heroes in all Greek mythology (Achilles and Perseus respectively), both ultimately coming to an unhappy ending because of said heroes (Achilles’ death and Medusa’s death at the hands of Perseus). Both seem to exist peacefully and with devoted reverence to the gods only to be persecuted by the very gods who they’d demonstrated their allegiance to.

It just fills me with a pang of deep sorrow that Thetis is remembered simply as “Achilles’ mother,” and not for the many incredible myths she’s had a hand in.

#She is the foster daughter of Hera and was raised by her #Many sources list Thetis as “the greatest of the Nereids”#Meaning that she most likely was greatly revered back in the day #She saved Hephestaus after his great fall and raised him #She also raised Dionysus and protected him #She summoned the Hundred Hander Briareus to break the chains Hera had placed on Zeus when she overthrew him #This is all besides her Homeric arc #But that is also badass #Anyways y’all we gotta remember this lady as more than the unearthly mom of Achilles #She’s a dynamic character all by herself #Thetis #ancient greece #ancient greek mythology #ancient history

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