In Greek mythology, Thalassa (Θάλασσα, "sea") is a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With sea god Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. According to a myth recounted by Hesiod, she gave birth toAphrodite when Cronus cut the genitalia of Uranus that subsequently fell into the sea.
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Myths and Mortals (Greek Mythology)
FantasyDo you know your Artemis from your Aphrodite? Can you name the god of the Underworld, the sea, the sun? Which god rules them all, holding a thunderbolt in his hand, or claw, when he transforms into an eagle? Or what monsters lurk in the depths of Ta...
