Oceanus

[ oh-see-uh-nuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaia, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
2. a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers, lakes, etc.

Oceanus

/ əʊˈsɪənəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a Titan, divinity of the stream believed to flow around the earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oceanus¹

First recorded in 1580–1600; from Latin Ōceanus, from Greek Ōkeanós; further origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The sea god Oceanus will allow Nymphia to save him if she sacrifices her memories and her human form and becomes a mermaid.

From Los Angeles Times

One of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-Cs will carry six payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, a vast dark plain on the western edge of the moon.

From Scientific American

The company is aiming to land Nova-C in an area of the Moon called Oceanus Procellarum, the largest of the Moon’s mare — dark plains of basalt that dot the lunar terrain.

From The Verge

Based on orbital measurements, Oceanus Procellarum is thought to be enriched in radioactive potassium, uranium, and thorium—heat sources that would help melt magma in the Moon’s mantle and drive eruptions.

From Science Magazine

China hoped to gather up to 4 kilograms of space rocks from an unexplored part of the Moon called Oceanus Procellarum, or the “Ocean of Storms.”

From The Verge