Oceanus


[oh-see-uh-nuh s] /oʊˈsi ə nəs/

noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
2.
a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers, lakes, etc.
/əʊˈsɪənəs/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) a Titan, divinity of the stream believed to flow around the earth

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