... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > gods ~ classical mythology > gods of the waters: the older dynasty (first series): offspring of Pontus and the monsters of the sea > Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs > (story of) Thetis; 'Thethi, ninfa del mare' (Ripa) > love-affairs of Thetis > (story of) Peleus and Thetis > Thetis, asleep on the shore, is assailed by Peleus; she tries to elude him by assuming different shapes