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Both Zeus and Poseidon wanted to marry Thetis but as they were 2 of the big three of Olympus they weren't allowed to openly do battle. (The universe may have fallen apart if they did) So they went to arbitration with Prometheus as the arbitrator. And Prometheus had a prophesy that 'the first child of Thetis will overthrow his father'. Now overthrowing ones father was a sad tradition in the Titan family. Zeus and Poseidon (along with Hades) had overthrown their father Chronos, and he had overthrown his father Uranus. Zeus had already foiled one such attempt around the Goddess Minerva (her child however turned to be a girl (Athena) and fortunately those things don't count for anything.)
So both Zeus and Poseidon didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore and they gave her to Peleus. The first child of Peleus and Thetis was Achilles.
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Who is thetis?
Poseidon.
Why did Zeus decide not to marry thetis?
Zeus did not marry Thetis because of a prophecy that stated their offspring would be more powerful than their father. To avoid being overthrown, Zeus arranged for Thetis to marry the mortal Peleus instead, who fathered Achilles.
Who is thetis's father?
Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
Who is Thetis of the Silver Feet?
Thetis is the mother of Achilles by Peleus, her mother is Doris and her father is Nereus, her brothers are Nerites and Glaucus, her sisters are the Nereides. They include Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon.
Was Achilles the descendant of a god?
Yes, Achilles was the son of Peleus (mortal) and Thetis (divine). (Hercules) Heracles was the son of Zeus (divine) and Alcmene (human).
Why did Poseidon marry Cleito?
Poseidon desired her, reason enough.
Why did Zeus stopped pursuing thetis?
Thetis gave prophesy that she would have a son greater than his father; Zeus and Poseidon did not pursue her afterwards but made it so she would have a son by a mortal. That son was Achilles.
Why did Zeus owe Thetis a favor?
When Zeus was imprisoned by other gods and goddesses (Hera, Poseidon, and Athena), Thetis was the one that ordered Briareus (a hundred-handed monster, son of Poseidon) to the top of Mt. Olympus so that he may have terrified the other gods, causing them to release the chains restraining Zeus.
Sea nymphs 50 daughters of nereus and doris?
Amphitrite is one, Thetis another. The whole gang is called nereids.
Which gods favored the Greeks in the Trojan War?
Athena, Hera, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestos and Thetis all sided with the Greeks.
Why did peleus get to marry thetis?
Zeus had received a prophecy that Thetis's son would become greater than his father, like Zeus had dethroned his father to lead the succeeding pantheon. In order to ensure a mortal father for her eventual offspring, Zeus and his brother Poseidon made arrangements for her to marry a human, Peleus, son of Aeacus, but she refused him. Proteus, an early sea-god, advised Peleus to find the sea nymph when she was asleep and bind her tightly to keep her from escaping by changing forms. She did shift shapes, becoming flame, water, a raging lioness, and a serpent. Peleus held fast. Subdued, she then consented to marry him. Thetis is the mother of Achilles by Peleus, who became king of the Myrmidons.
Who did Poseidon marry?
He got married to the nymph Amphrite.Poseidon is married to Amphitrite, goddess of the sea. Though Poseidon did have many other consorts with whom he did have children with, he did not marry them.
