Thetis, the Silver-Footed Nereid

The myth

Thetis was the most famous of the Nereids, the nymphs of the sea, and Homer calls her the silver-footed goddess. Zeus and Poseidon desired her, but a prophecy said her son would be mightier than his father, so she was married to the mortal Peleus. She tried to make her son Achilles immortal by placing him in fire at night, until Peleus caught her, according to Apollonius of Rhodes. In the Iliad she recalls how she once saved Zeus from a revolt of the gods by summoning the giant Briareus, and she asks Hephaestus for new armor for Achilles.

Why it has this power

An Epic level-7 card with 2600 ATK and 2500 DEF: a sea goddess whom even Zeus respected. A Water Deity, she bears the Moon and Leviathan constellations of tides and depths. By the ancient rhyme, Thetis plus Peleus the Wrestler yields Achilles, the Unyielding Hero: the divine mother and the mortal father.

Did you know

The version in which Thetis dips Achilles in the river Styx, leaving his heel dry, comes long after Homer.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Peleus the Wrestler → Achilles, the Unyielding Hero

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.012% per pack (Epic 0.15% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.045% per pack · 0.27% in the themed pack (Epic 0.24% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.18% per pack · 1.1% in the themed pack (Epic 1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.49% per pack · 2.9% in the themed pack (Epic 3% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.91% per pack · 5.4% in the themed pack (Epic 6% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 2.6% of days · 1,500 gems
• Craft with card dust: 2,400 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. THETIS - Greek Sea-Goddess & Leader of the Nereides — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. Thetis (World History Encyclopedia) — Liana Miate
3. Iliad, Book 1 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library