List of geological features on Tethys

This is a list of named geological features on Tethys
Tethys (moon)
Tethys or Saturn III is a mid-sized moon of Saturn about across. It was discovered by G. D. Cassini in 1684 and is named after titan Tethys of Greek mythology. Tethys is pronounced |Odysseus]] is about 400 km in diameter, while the largest graben—Ithaca Chasma is about 100 km wide and...

. Tethysian geological features are named after people and places in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Chasms

There are two named chasmata on Tethys.

Chasma	Named after	Pronounced	Length, km	Coordinates
Ithaca Chasma Ithaca Chasma Ithaca Chasma is a valley on Saturn's moon Tethys, named after the island of Ithaca, in Greece. It is on average 100 km wide, 3 to 5 km deep and 2,000 km long, running approximately three-quarters of the way around Tethys' circumference, making it one of the longer valleys in the...	Ithaca Ithaca Ithaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...	ˈɪθəkə	1219	14°N 6.1°W
Ogygia Chasma	Ogygia Ogygia Ogygia , is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as Atlantis in ancient Greek. In Homer's Odyssey Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca, wanting to...	/oʊˈdʒɪdʒiə/	120	56°N 95.2°W

Montes

The central complex of the Odysseus basin is called Scheria Montes.

Montes	Named after	Pronounced	Size, km	Coordinates
Scheria Montes	Scheria Scheria Scheria –also known as Scherie or Phaeacia– was a geographical region in Greek mythology, first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the home of the Phaiakians and the last destination of Odysseus before returning home to Ithaca.-Odysseus meets Nausikaa:In the Odyssey, after Odysseus sails...	ˈɪθəkə	1859	30°N 131°W

Craters

Crater	Named after	Pronounced
Achilles	Achilles Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.Plato named Achilles the handsomest of the heroes assembled against Troy....	əˈkɪliːz
Aietes	Aietes	/iːˈiːtiːz/ ?
Ajax	Ajax the Great	/ˈeɪdʒæks/
Alcinous	Alcinous Alcinous Alcinous or Alkínoös was, in Greek mythology, a son of Nausithous, or of Phaeax , and father of Nausicaa, Halius, Clytoneus and Laodamas with Arete. His name literally means "mighty mind"...	/ælˈsɪnoʊ.əs/
Amphinomus	Amphinomus Amphinomus In Greek mythology, Amphinomus, also Amphínomos , was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Telemachus. Amphinomus was considered the best-behaved of the suitors. Despite Odysseus's warning, he was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor...	/amˈfɪnəməs/
Anticlea	Anticlea Anticlea In Greek mythology, Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea and mother of Odysseus by Laërtes . She was also the granddaughter of the trickster god Hermes Tiresias. In the underworld, he encounters many spirits, including that of his mother, Anticlea...	/æntɨˈkliːə/
Antinous	Antinous Antinous son of Eupeithes In Greek mythology, Antinous , son of Eupeithes, is most known for his role in Homer’s Odyssey. One of two prominent suitors vying for Penelope’s hand in marriage, the other being Eurymachus, Antinous is presented as a violent, mean-spirited character who willfully defiles Odysseus’ home while the...	/ænˈtɪnoʊ.əs/
Arete	Arete Arete (mythology) In Greek mythology, Queen Arete of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas. She welcomed Odysseus and treated him hospitably. Her name appears to be associated with the Ionic noun...	/əˈriːtiː/
Circe	Circe Circe In Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess of magic , described in Homer's Odyssey as "The loveliest of all immortals", living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid...	/ˈsɜrsiː/
Demodocus	Demodocus	/dɨˈmɒdəkəs/
Diomedes	Diomedes Diomedes Diomedes or Diomed is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all...	/daɪ.əˈmiːdiːz/
Dolius	Dolius Dolius In Greek mythology, more precisely in the epic tradition recounted in Homer's Odyssey, Dolius was a slave of Penelope whom she had received from her father Icarius on occasion of her marriage to Odysseus. He served as a gardener....	/ˈdoʊliəs/
Elpenor	Elpenor Elpenor In Greek mythology, Elpenor was a comrade of Odysseus.-The story:Elpenor was not especially notable for his intelligence or strength, but he survived the Trojan War, and appears in the Odyssey. He is the youngest man to survive the Laestrygonians...	/ɛlˈpiːnɔr/
Euanthes	Euanthes	/juːˈænθiːz/
Eumaeus	Eumaeus Eumaeus In Greek mythology, Eumaeus was Odysseus's swineherd and friend before he left for the Trojan War. His father, Ktesios son of Ormenos, was king of an island called Syria. When he was a young child a Phoenician sailor seduced his nurse, a slave, who agreed to bring the child among other treasures...	/juːˈmiː.əs/
Eupithes	Eupeithes Eupeithes In Greek mythology, Eupeithês was the father of Antinous, the leader of the suitors of Penelope. After his son's death at the hands of Odysseus, Eupeithes tried to revolt against his rule. He was killed by Odysseus' father, Laertes. Apparently, he had forgotten the favor Odysseus had done for...	/juːˈpaɪθiːz/
Eurycleia	Eurycleia	/jʊərɨˈkliː.ə/
Eurylochus	Eurylochus	/jʊəˈrɪləkəs/
Eurymachus	Eurymachus Eurymachus The name Eurymachus, Evrimahos, or Eurýmakhos , is attributed to the following individuals:-Greek mythology:*In Homer’s Odyssey, Eurymachus, son of Polybus, is an Ithacan nobleman and one of the two leading suitors of Penelope, the other being Antinous...	/jʊəˈrɪməkəs/
Halius	Halius	/ˈheɪliəs/
Hermione	Hermione Hermione (mythology) In Greek mythology, Hermione was the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen; however, some sources state that her mother also had a daughter, Iphigenia, by Theseus, as well as three younger sons, one by Menelaus, the others by Paris, prince of Troy.Hermione was nine when her mother left with Paris...	/hɜrˈmaɪ.əniː/
Icarius	Icarius Icarius In Greek mythology, there were two people named Icarius or Ikários .-Icarius of Sparta:One Icarius was the son of either Perieres and Gorgophone or of Oebalus and Bateia, brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus and, through Periboea, father of Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes...	/aɪˈkɛəriəs/
Irus	Irus	/ˈaɪrəs/
Laertes	Laertes Laertes In Greek mythology, Laërtes was the son of Arcesius and Chalcomedusa. He was the father of Odysseus and Ctimene by his wife Anticlea, daughter of the thief Autolycus. Laërtes was an Argonaut and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar...	/leɪˈɜrtiːz/
Leocritus	Leocritus	/liːˈɒkrɨtəs/
Leucothea	Leucothea Leucothea In Greek mythology, Leucothea , "white goddess") was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this case as a transformed nymph....	/ljuːˈkɒθiːə/
Maron	Maron Maron Saint Maroun was a 5th century Syriac Christian monk who after his death was followed by a religious movement that became known as the Maronites. The Church that grew from this movement is the Maronite Church. St. Maroun was known for his missionary work, healing and miracles, and teachings of a...	/ˈmɛərən/
Medon	Medon Medôn In Greek mythology, there were four people called Medon .#Medon is the faithful herald of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey. Following the advice of his son Telemachus, Odysseus spares Medon’s life after murdering the suitors who had been plaguing his halls in his homeland of Ithaca...	/ˈmiːdən/
Melanthius Melanthius (crater) Melanthius is the third largest impact crater on Tethys, which is one of Saturn's moons. Melanthius is wide, and is located in the southern quadrant of Melanthius, named after the crater. Melanthius is noted for its prominent cluster of central peaks, which were formed in the original impact...	Melanthius Melanthius (Odyssey) Melanthius, the son of Dolius, plays the minor, yet important character of Odysseus' disloyal goatherd in Homer's Odyssey. In contrast, Odysseus' cowherd, Philoetius, and swineherd, Eumaeus, have both remained loyal to Odysseus during his twenty years of wanderings, as had the father and six...	/mɨˈlænθiəs/
Mentor	Mentor Mentor In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...	/ˈmɛntɔr/
Naubolos	Naubolos	/ˈnɔːboʊləs/
Nausicaa	Nausicaa Nausicaa Nausicaa is a character in Homer's Odyssey . She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means "burner of ships".-Role in the Odyssey:...	/nɔːˈsɪki.ə/
Neleus	Neleus Neleus Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro and brother of Pelias. Tyro was married to Cretheus but loved Enipeus, a river god. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. One day, Poseidon, filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus and from their union was born Pelias and Neleus,...	/ˈniːliːəs/
Nestor	Nestor Nestor (mythology) In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was the son of Neleus and Chloris and the King of Pylos. He became king after Heracles killed Neleus and all of Nestor's siblings...	/ˈnɛstər/
Odysseus Odysseus (crater) Odysseus is the largest crater on Saturn's moon Tethys. It is 445 km across, more than 2/5 of the moon's diameter, and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System. It is situated in the western part of leading hemisphere of the moon—the latitude and longitude of its center are 32.8°N and...	Odysseus Odysseus Odysseus or Ulysses was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle....	/əˈdɪsiəs/
Oenops	Oenops	/ˈiːnɒps/
Ormenus	Ormenus Ormenus In Greek mythology Ormenus or Ormenos is the name of eight men.1. Ormenus one of the Telchines.2. Ormenus, a Trojan warrior killed by Polypoetes during the Trojan War....	/ˈɔrmɛnəs/
Penelope Penelope (crater) Penelope is the fourth largest impact crater on Tethys, which is one of Saturn's moons. It is 208 kilometers wide, and is located near the equator in the center of trailing hemisphere of the moon at 10.8°S, 249.2°W. It is approximately opposite to the largest crater on Tethys—Odysseus.Penelope...	Penelope Penelope In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and is eventually reunited with him....	/pəˈnɛləpiː/
Periboea	Periboea Periboea In Greek mythology, nine people shared the name Periboea .#Periboea was the daughter of either King Cychreus of Salamis or of Alcathous, her mother in the latter case being either Pyrgo or Evaechme, daughter of Megareus. She married Telamon and became and mother of Ajax...	/pɛrɨˈbiːə/
Phemius	Phemius Phemius In Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey Phemius is an Ithacan poet who performs narrative songs in the house of the absent Odysseus. His audience is made up largely of the "Suitors" , who live in the house while attempting to persuade Penelope to marry one of them...	/ˈfiːmiəs/
Philoetius	Philoetius	/fɨˈliːʃiəs/
Polycaste	Polycaste Polycaste Polycaste is the name of two separate women in Greek mythology:*Polycaste is the daughter of Nestor and Eurydice . She bathed Telemachus on his way to Pylos and later married him. They had a son, Persepolis....	/pɒliˈkæstiː/
Polyphemus	Polyphemus Polyphemus Polyphemus is the gigantic one-eyed son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes. His name means "much spoken of" or "famous". Polyphemus plays a pivotal role in Homer's Odyssey.-In Homer's Odyssey:...	/pɒlɨˈfiːməs/
Poseidon	Poseidon Poseidon Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...	/pəˈsaɪdən/
Rhexenor		/rɛkˈsiːnɔr/
Salmoneus	Salmoneus Salmoneus In Greek mythology, Salmoneus was the son of Aeolus and Enarete, the brother of Athamas, Sisyphus, Cretheus, Perieres, Deionus, Canace, Alcyone, and Perimede. Salmoneus was the father of Tyro by his first wife Alcidice, the second one being Sidero....	/sælˈmoʊniəs/ (?)
Teiresias	Tiresias Tiresias In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo; Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus...	/tɨˈrɛsiəs/
Telemachus	Telemachus Telemachus Telemachus is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. The first four books in particular focus on Telemachus' journeys in search of news about his father, who has been away at war...	/tɨˈlɛməkəs/
Telemus	Telemus Telemus Telemus was a figure of Greek mythology, a prophet, and the son of Eurymus. He warned the Cyclops Polyphemus that the giant would lose his sight to a man named Odysseus....	/ˈtɛlɨməs/
Theoclymenus	Theoclymenus Theoclymenus In Greek mythology, Theoclymenus , son of Polypheides, was a prophet from Argos, who, in the Odyssey, had been taken from that city after killing one of his relatives being captured by pirates. He fled to Pylos and sought refuge aboard the ship of Telemachus, who had come to inquire about the fate...	/θiːəˈklɪmɨnəs/

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