Ceto (disambiguation)
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- 65489 Ceto65489 Ceto65489 Ceto , provisionally known as 2003 FX128, is a binary trans-Neptunian object discovered on March 22, 2003 by C. A. Trujillo and M. Brown at Palomar. It is named after the sea goddess Ceto from Greek mythology. The object was identified as a binary on April 11, 2006 by K. Noll, H. Levison, W....
, a trans-Neptunian scattered disc object - CetoCetoIn ancient Greek, the word ketos - Latinized as cetus - denotes a large fish, a whale, a shark, or a sea monster. The sea monsters slain by Perseus and Heracles were each referred to as a cetus by ancient sources. The term cetacean originates from cetus. In Greek art, cetea were depicted as...
(also called Krataiis), a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of Pontus and Gaia and mother to the Phorcydes - Ceto, one of the NereidsNereidsIn Greek mythology, the Nereids are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris, sisters to Nerites. They often accompany Poseidon and can be friendly and helpful to sailors fighting perilous storms. They are particularly associated with the Aegean Sea, where they dwelt with their father...
in Greek mythology - Ceto (Oceanid)Ceto (Oceanid)Ceto was one of the Oceanids, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was also considered to be a naiad or sea nymph. Ceto consorted with Helios and bore a daughter, Astris, also known as Asteria....
, a Naiad and Oceanid in Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys - CETO Wave PowerCETO Wave PowerCETO is a wave energy technology that converts ocean swells into renewable power and desalinated freshwater. It was developed by Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, an Australian ASX-listed inventor and owner of the patented device...
, an underwater wave power technology
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Cetus (mythology)Cetus (mythology)
In ancient Greek, the word ketos - Latinized as cetus - denotes a large fish, a whale, a shark, or a sea monster. The sea monsters slain by Perseus and Heracles were each referred to as a cetus by ancient sources. The term cetacean originates from cetus. In Greek art, cetea were depicted as...
(Ketos), a general term for sea monsters in Greek mythology