Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Tethys.
The gallery
Oceanus and Tethys (Zeugma mosaic)
Unknown, 2nd–3rd century AD
Roman floor mosaic from the ancient city of Zeugma on the Euphrates, now in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey. Tethys, the Titan goddess of the nourishing waters, appears beside her consort Oceanus amid fish and sea creatures of the world-encircling river.
Oceanus and Tethys (Antakya mosaic)
Unknown (Roman), 4th century AD
Late Roman mosaic in the Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya: Oceanus and Tethys face one another among marine creatures — the Titan sea-parents as Antiochene floor luxury.
Oceanus and Tethys (Zeugma, detail)
Unknown, 2nd–3rd century AD
A closer view of the Zeugma Oceanus–Tethys pavement in Gaziantep: the sea-mother's face and watery crown amid the tesserae of the world-river.
Mosaic of Oceanos and Tethys
Unknown, 2nd–3rd century AD
Another Zeugma Museum view of the Oceanos and Tethys floor: the Titan couple framed by fish and dragon-like ketos — nourishing waters laid in stone for a Euphrates villa.