Thetis was a sea nymph, one of the Nereids, daughter of Nereus (the god of the sea) and Doris. She was fated to bear a son who would be mightier than his father. Fearing for his dominion, Zeus gave Thetis as bride to a mortal, Peleus. Him she bore the son Achilles, whom she tried unsuccessfully to make immortal. The mostly known version of that is, that she dipped the child in the river Styx holding him by the heel; all the parts that the river touched became invulnerable, but the heel. Achilleus fate was to live happy with his family and die unknown or be to become a great hero. He decided to fight and die heroic at Troy.
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"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." (John Lennon)
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Comments (14)
Cgaynor
Extremely well done!
Igolochka
Cool work, I like composition and this outfit is just great!
A_Sunbeam
Nice piece of work - love the warm colours!
armoric56
beautiful beast!
mermaid
what a special outfit, reminds me too of the old tradition on Samhain...smile
Ravenlady
Yeah! It´s a cool work! nice done
elfguy
Nice render!
pakled
good enough to name a ship after...;) great work.
Tracesl Online Now!
excellent and well done image
ragouc
Good composition.
Antonio57
Beau dessin et tous mes voeux pour l'année 2009.
katy555
Fantastic image, great lighting, well done...
maxie-online
What a beautiful picture!
flora-crassella
wonderful work!!!!!!!!!