Ceto 79553 218695383 2008-06-11T19:43:24Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|other uses of the name Ceto|Ceto (disambiguation)}} {{Greek myth (sea)}} [[Image:Corinthian Vase depicting Perseus, Andromeda and Ketos.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ancient Corinthian vase depicting [[Perseus]], [[Andromeda (mythology)|Andromeda]] and Ketos. Note the usage of [[Epsilon]] instead of [[Eta]] in ΚΕΤΟΣ, the employment of the letter [[San]] instead of [[Sigma]] in ΠΕΡΣΕΥΣ and ΚΕΤΟΣ.]] In [[Greek mythology]], '''Ceto''' or '''Keto''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Κητος, [[English language|English translation]]: "sea monster") was a hideous aquatic monster, a daughter of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]] and [[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]]. The [[asteroid]] [[65489 Ceto|(65489) Ceto]] was named after her, and its satellite [[(65489) Ceto I Phorcys]] after her husband. She was the personification of the dangers of the sea, unknown terrors and bizarre creatures. Eventually, the word "ceto" became simple shorthand for any sea monster. The term ''[[cetacean]]'' represents a case in point. Her husband was [[Phorcys]] and they had many children, collectively known as the [[Phorcydes]] or Phorcydides. In [[Greek art]], Ceto was drawn as a serpentine fish. Ceto also gave name to the [[constellation]] [[Cetus]]. ==Consorts and children== # [[Phorcys]] ## [[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]] ## [[Gorgons]] ### [[Euryale]] ### [[Medusa (mythology)|Medusa]] ### [[Sthenno]] ## [[Graeae]] ### [[Deino]] ### [[Enyo]] ### [[Pemphredo]] ## [[Ladon]] ## [[Scylla]] ## [[Sirens]] ## [[Thoosa]] ==In the Bible== In Jonah 2:1 (1:17 in English translation), the Hebrew text reads dag gadol (דג גדול), which literally means "great fish." The [[Septuagint]] translates this phrase into Greek as ''ketos megas'' (κητος μεγας). The term ketos alone means "huge fish," and in Greek mythology the term was closely associated with sea monsters. Jerome later translated this phrase as piscis granda in his Latin Vulgate. However, he translated ketos as cetus in Matthew 12:40. Another figure named '''Ceto''' is an [[Oceanid]], daughter of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]. ==External links== *[http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Ketea.html Theoi Project - Ketea] [[Category:Greek mythology]] [[Category:Greek goddesses]] [[Category:Sea and river goddesses]] [[Category:Oceanids]] [[br:Keto]] [[bg:Кето]] [[ca:Ceto]] [[cs:Kétó]] [[de:Keto (Mythologie)]] [[el:Κητώ]] [[es:Ceto]] [[fr:Céto]] [[gl:Ceto]] [[it:Ceto (mitologia)]] [[lt:Keto]] [[hu:Kétó]] [[nl:Ceto (mythologie)]] [[ja:ケートー]] [[pl:Keto]] [[pt:Ceto (mitologia)]] [[ro:Ceto]] [[ru:Кето]] [[fi:Keto (mytologia)]] [[sv:Ceto]] [[zh:刻托]]