# Thetis — The Iliad character guide

> Thetis in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Silver-footed Thetis, cruel Thetis

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

Sea nymph and mother of Achilles, who pleads with Zeus for her son.

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