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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > gods ~ classical mythology > gods of the waters: the older dynasty (first series): offspring of Pontus and the monsters of the sea > Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs > (story of) Thetis; 'Thethi, ninfa del mare' (Ripa) > love-affairs of Thetis > (story of) Peleus and Thetis > Thetis, asleep on the shore, is assailed by Peleus; she tries to elude him by assuming different shapes > Proteus or Chiron tells Peleus how to conquer Thetis

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92I212111Proteus or Chiron tells Peleus how to conquer Thetis  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • before
  • bird
  • Chiron
  • classical antiquity
  • dynasty
  • gods
  • history
  • love-affair
  • mythology
  • Nereids
  • Peleus
  • Pontus
  • Proteus
  • Ripa
  • sea-god
  • sea-nymph
  • shore
  • sleeping
  • Thethi, ninfa del mare
  • Thetis
  • tiger
  • transformation
  • tree-trunk
  • violating
  • waters

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  • 92I212111

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