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Thetis
is a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
Thetis may also refer to:
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Thetis
Silver-footed Thetis , disposer or "placer" , is encountered in Greek mythology mostly as a sea nymph or known as the goddess of water, one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the ancient one of the seas with shape-shifting abilities who survives in the historical vestiges of most later Greek myths...
is a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
Thetis may also refer to:
Astronomy
- 17 Thetis17 Thetis17 Thetis is a large main-belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid, therefore giving it a relatively bright silicate surface.It was discovered by R. Luther on April 17, 1852. It was his first asteroid discovery. Its name comes from Thetis, the mother of Achilles in Greek mythology.One Thetidian...
, an asteroid - Thetis Regio on Venus
Music
- Thetis (band), a German medieval folk band
Places
- Thetis (island)Thetis (island)Thetis is a small islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Asterousia in Heraklion prefecture....
, Crete, Greece - Thetis IslandThetis IslandThetis Island is an island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the Gulf Islands. The island was named in 1851 after HMS Thetis, a 36-gun Royal Navy frigate commanded by Captain Augustus Leopold Kuper . The ship was named after the Nereid Thetis from Greek mythology...
, British Columbia - Thetis LakeThetis LakeThetis Lake is a name that refers to two freshwater lakes connected by a narrow culvert in the 834 hectare Thetis Lake Regional Park outside Victoria, British Columbia, about 12km from the city centre. It was established as Canada's first nature sanctuary in 1958...
, British Columbia - Lake ThetisLake Thetis- Fact sheet :* Situated east of the small town Cervantes, 2 km inland from the Indian ocean.* Coordinates: * The lake is 300 m wide and ca. 2 m deep.* The lake is situated on a Quaternary limestone pavement....
, Western Australia - Mount ThetisMount ThetisMount Thetis is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia. It is the thirteenth highest mountain in Tasmania. It is a major feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers....
, Tasmania - Bahía Thetis, Tierra del Fuego Province
Ships
- HCMR Thetis, a submersible operated by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, the name of various British Royal Navy ships
- Thetis-class ocean patrol vessels, a ship class of the Royal Danish Navy
- HDMS Thetis (F357)HDMS Thetis (F357)HDMS Thetis is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy.In mid-1990s the ship served as a platform for seismic operations in the waters near Greenland. In 2002 she took over the role from her sister ship Hvidbjørnen as a platform for Commander Danish Task Group. The...
, the first Royal Danish Navy ship in the Thetis class of ocean patrol vessels, a Prussian warship - Thetis (A 785), a French Navy ship dedicated to mine warfare experiments
- Thetis class gunboatThetis class gunboatThe Thetis-class gunboats, was a class of five naval ships of the Hellenic Navy, originally developed for the German Navy as Class 420 and first commissioned in 1961. Similar in size to corvettes, all five vessels were built by Rolandwerft, Bremen...
, a gunboat class of the Hellenic Navy, the name of various United States Navy ships
Weapons countermeasures
- Thetis (decoy)Thetis (decoy)Thetis was the name of a floating radar decoy used by German U-boats during the Second World War.The device was stored dismantled in the bow compartment as a pole about two metres long. Assembly usually took place in the U-boat's conning tower, and could be assembled in about four minutes...
, a floating radar decoy used by German submarines during World War II