Tethys

noun

Te·​thys ˈtē-thəs 

: a Titaness and wife of Oceanus

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Tēthys

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Tethys

geographical name

Te·​thys ˈtē-thəs 

either of two ancient seas: an earlier one that extended into eastern Pangaea late in the Paleozoic Era, or a later one that separated Laurasia to the north from Gondwana to the south during the Mesozoic Era

Note: The Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, and Aral seas are remnants of the later Tethys Sea.

Tethyan

ˈtē-thē-ən 

adjective