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In Greek mythology, Thaumas (/ ˈ θ ɔː m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θαύμας; gen.: Θαύμαντος) was a sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, and the full brother of Nereus, Phorcys, Ceto and Eurybia.
Thaumas was a sea deity in Greek mythology, son of the Titan gods Pontus and Gaea. He was the husband of the Oceanid Electra; their children were the Harpies; Iris, goddess of rainbows and divine messenger; and Arke. Thaumas was overthrown by Poseidon, taking his place as the sea ruler.
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PARENTS
[1.1] PONTOS & GAIA (Hesiod Theogony 237, Apollodorus 1.10, Hyginus Pref)
OFFSPRING
[1.1] IRIS, THE HARPYIAI (by Elektra) (Hesiod Theogony 265, Apollodorus 1.10, Hyginus Pref) [1.2] THE HARPYIAI (by Ozomene) (Hyginus Fabulae 14) [1.3] IRIS (Plato Theaetetus 155d, Callimachus Delian Hymn, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.479, Vergil Aeneid 9.2, Cicero De Natura Deum 3.20) [1.4] IRIS, ARKE (Ptolemaeus Hephaestion 6) [1.5] IRIS, HYDASPES (Nonnus Dionysiaca 26.350)
THAUMAS (Thaumas), a son of Pontus and Ge, and by the Oceanide Electra, the father of Iris and the Harpies. (Hes. Theog. 237, 265, &c. ; Callim. Hymn. in Del. 67 ; Ov. Met.iv. 479, xiv. 845.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Hesiod, Theogony 233 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "And Pontos (Pontus, the Sea) begat Nereus . . . . And yet again he got great Thaumas and proud Phorkys (Phorcys), being mated with Gaia (Gaea, the Earth), and fair-cheeked Keto (Ceto) and Eurybia." Hesiod, Theogony 265 ff : "Now Thaumas married a daughter of deep-runnin...
GREEK
1. Hesiod, Theogony - Greek Epic C8th - 7th B.C. 2. Plato, Theaetetus - Greek Philosophy C4th B.C. 3. Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D. 4. Callimachus, Hymns - Greek Poetry C3rd B.C. 5. Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History - Greek Mythography C1st - 2nd A.D. 6. Nonnus, Dionysiaca - Greek Epic C5th A.D.
ROMAN
1. Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D. 2. Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 3. Cicero, De Natura Deorum - Latin Rhetoric C1st B.C.
Nov 27, 2018 · The ancient Greeks believed that Thaumas was an old sea god who preceded the Olympians. His name is derived from the Greek word ‘thaumatos’, which means ‘miracle’ or ‘wonder’. Although Thaumas was considered to be the personification of the wonders of the sea in general, this deity has been associated with one phenomenon in particular.
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Thaumas (whose name signifies Wonder) typifies that peculiar, translucent condition of the surface of the sea when it reflects, mirror-like, various images, and appears to hold in its transparent embrace the flaming stars and illuminated cities, which are so frequently reflected on its glassy bosom.
By her son, Pontus, Gaia bore the sea-deities Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia. Titanomachy. Because Cronus had learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overthrown by one of his children, he swallowed each of the children born to him by his Titan older sister, Rhea.
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra and the sister of the Harpies: Arke and Ocypete. During the Titanomachy , Iris was the messenger of the Olympian gods while her sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the gods' enemy, the Titans .
