Ceto (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Ceto (/ˈsiːtoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κητώ, romanized: Kētṓ, lit. 'sea monster' or 'whale'^[1]) may refer to three divine women:

Ceto, a primordial sea goddess and daughter of Pontus (Sea) and Gaia (Earth).^[2] She was the mother of the Phorcydes by her brother Phorcys.^[3]
Ceto, a "naiad daughter of Oceanos" and thus one of the Oceanids. Her mother was probably the Titaness Tethys.^[1] Ceto bore Helios a daughter, Astris.^[4]
Ceto, the Nereid of sea-monsters^[5] and one of the 50 sea nymph daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 9780786471119.
^ Hesiod, Theogony 238
^ Apollodorus, 1.10
^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 26.355; Parada, p. 44
^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 199. ISBN 9780786471119.
^ Apollodorus, 1.2.7