Ceto

This article is about the Greek deity. For the minor planet, see 65489 Ceto. For other Greek mythological figures, see Ceto (mythology). For other uses, see Ceto (disambiguation).

Ceto
Sea goddess
The goddess Ceto aiding her father Pontus in the mythological war known as the Gigantomachy – c. 166–156 BC – Gigantomachy Frieze, Pergamon Altar of Zeus
Abode	Sea
Genealogy
Parents	Pontus and Gaia
Siblings	Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys and Eurybia
Consort	Phorcys
Children	the Gorgons, the Graeae, Echidna, Ladon

Ceto (/ˈsiːtoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Κητώ, romanized: Kētṓ, lit. 'sea monster') is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. As a mythological figure, she is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of monstrous children fathered by Phorcys, another child of Gaia and Pontus. The small Solar System body 65489 Ceto was named after her, and its satellite after Phorcys.

This goddess should not be confused with the minor Oceanid also named Ceto, or with various mythological beings referred to as ketos (plural kētē or ketea); this is a general term for "sea monster" in Ancient Greek.