Ceto

Summary

Ceto is a Greek water deities^[1]. She draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (greek_water_deities category, ranking #8 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ceto's father was Pontus^[3].
• Ceto's mother was Gaia^[4].
• Among Ceto's spouses was Phorcys^[5].
• A child of Ceto was Phorcydes^[6].
• A child of Ceto was Hesperides^[7].
• A child of Ceto was Medusa^[8].
• A child of Ceto was Graeae^[9].
• A child of Ceto was Ladon^[10].
• A child of Ceto was Euryale^[11].
• Ceto's image is recorded as Loutrophoros con Perseo e Adromeda, inv. 19.M325-1.7 - Marta -Mitomania (11).jpg^[12].
• Ceto is recorded as female^[13].
• Ceto's instance of is recorded as Greek water deities^[14].
• Ceto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7384152744544127850001^[15].
• Ceto's GND ID is recorded as 1160003866^[16].
• Ceto's Commons category is recorded as Ceto (goddess)^[17].
• Ceto's unmarried partner is recorded as Gorgon^[18].
• Ceto's said to be the same as is recorded as Krataeis^[19].
• Ceto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064r6sy^[20].
• Ceto's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[21].
• Ceto's Rodovid ID is recorded as 27728^[22].
• Ceto's Iconclass notation is recorded as 92I6^[23].
• Ceto's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Ceto's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Ceto's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4604^[26].
• Ceto's different from is recorded as Ceto^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ceto's father was Pontus^[3]. Her mother was Gaia^[4].

Personal Life

Among Ceto's spouses was Phorcys^[5]. Children include Phorcydes^[6], a water deity^[28]; Hesperides^[7], a group of Greek mythical characters^[29], in Greece^[30]; Medusa^[8], a mythological Greek character^[31]; Graeae^[9], a group of Greek mythical characters^[32]; Ladon^[10], a mythological serpent^[33]; and Euryale^[11], a mythological Greek character^[34].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ceto include CETO^[35], a process engineering device^[36] and 65489 she^[37], an asteroid^[38].

Why It Matters

Ceto draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (greek_water_deities category, ranking #8 of 21).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for her include CETO^[35], a process engineering device^[36] and 65489 she^[37], an asteroid^[38].

FAQs

Who were Ceto's parents?

Ceto's father was Pontus^[3]. Ceto's mother was Gaia^[4].

Who was Ceto married to?

Ceto's spouses include Phorcys^[5].