Tethys
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- Greek Mythology a goddess of the sea, daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth)【希腊神话】蒂锡斯(海神之一, 天神乌拉诺斯和大地女神盖亚的女儿)。
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- Astronomy a satellite of Saturn, the ninth closest to the planet and probably composed mainly of ice, discovered by Cassini in 1684 (diameter 1,050 km)【天文】土卫三。
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- Geology an ocean formerly separating the supercontinents of Gondwana and Laurasia, the forerunner of the present-day Mediterranean【地质】蒂锡斯海; 古地中海。