Ceto

//ˈsiːtoʊ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A primordial sea goddess, wife of Phorcys and mother of numerous monsters including Echidna and the gorgons. Greek
  2. 2
    The trans-Neptunian object 65489 Ceto.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κητώ (Kētṓ); see also κῆτος (kêtos, “sea monster”). Compare Cetus.

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