Thalassa

For other uses, see Thalassa (disambiguation).
A 5th century Roman mosaic of Thalassa, in the Hatay Archaeological Museum[1]

Thalassa (/θəˈlæsə/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Θάλασσα, translit. Thálassa, lit. "sea";[2] Attic Greek: Θάλαττα, Thálatta[3]) was the general word for 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology. The word may have been of Pre-Greek origin[4] and connected to the name of the Mesopotamian primordial sea goddess Tiamat.[5]

  1. ^ Wages, p. 125.
  2. ^ Beekes, s.v. Θάλασσα, p. 530.
  3. ^ Silva, pp. 71 ff.; Beekes, s.v. Θάλασσα, p. 530.
  4. ^ Beekes, s.v. Θάλασσα, p. 530.
  5. ^ Jacobsen, Thorkild (1968). "The Battle between Marduk and Tiamat". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 88 (1): 104–108. doi:10.2307/597902. ISSN 0003-0279.