| The Kara Sea was formerly known as Oceanus Scythicus or Mare Glaciale and it appears with these names in 16th century maps. |
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| When Oceanus tossed the bowl about, Heracles threatened him and stilled his waves. |
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| Oceanus himself follows on a hippogriff, and counsels Prometheus to submit to Zeus. |
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| A global ocean has existed in one form or another on Earth for eons, and the notion dates back to classical antiquity in the form of Oceanus. |
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| In Homer, the Earth was viewed as a flat disk afloat on the river of Oceanus and overlooked by a hemispherical sky with sun, moon, and stars. |
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| In most variations of this myth, Oceanus also refused to side with Cronus in the latter's revolt against their father, Uranus. |
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| Besides, Oceanus appears as a representative of the archaic world that Heracles constantly threatened and bested. |
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| As such, the Suda identifies Oceanus and Tethys as the parents of the two Kerkopes, whom Heracles also bested. |
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| An alternative interpretation sees the central head as the image of a water god such as the image of Oceanus, and yet another as a Celtic sun god. |
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| The first twelve Titans comprised the females Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Rhea, and Themis and the males Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius, and Iapetus. |
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