How do you use Oceanus in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like titan, plus the exact meaning.
Oceanus in a sentence
Oceanus meaning
Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός (Ōkeanós Potamós, “River Ocean”) that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.
Synonyms of Oceanus
Using Oceanus
- The main meaning on this page is: Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός (Ōkeanós Potamós, “River Ocean”) that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.
- Useful related words include: titan.
- In the example corpus, oceanus often appears in combinations such as: to oceanus.
Context around Oceanus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oceanus
- In this selection, "oceanus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, titans, procellarum, hyperion and germanicus stand out and add context to how "oceanus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include horn of oceanus in argonautica and is to oceanus not to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oceanus" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oceanus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is to Oceanus, not to Poseidon, that their thoughts are directed. (12 words)
When Oceanus tossed the bowl about, Heracles threatened him and stilled his waves. (13 words)
Apollonius of Rhodes calls the lower Danube the Keras Okeanoio (Gulf or Horn of Oceanus) in Argonautica (IV. 282). (19 words)
History main Name A 1482 recreation of a map from Ptolemy's Geography showing the "Oceanus Germanicus" Edmond Halley 's solar eclipse 1715 map showing The German Sea Through history various names have been used for the North Sea. (39 words)
Descendants of the Titans The Titans, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus married their sisters Tethys, Theia, Phoebe and Rhea, and Crius married his half-sister Eurybia, the daughter of Gaia and Pontus. (32 words)
Intuitive Machines has been awarded $77 million to fly as many as five payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, an intriguing dark spot on the moon. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
Intuitive Machines has been awarded $77 million to fly as many as five payloads to Oceanus Procellarum, an intriguing dark spot on the moon.
Apollonius of Rhodes calls the lower Danube the Keras Okeanoio (Gulf or Horn of Oceanus) in Argonautica (IV. 282).
Descendants of the Titans The Titans, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus married their sisters Tethys, Theia, Phoebe and Rhea, and Crius married his half-sister Eurybia, the daughter of Gaia and Pontus.
History main Name A 1482 recreation of a map from Ptolemy's Geography showing the "Oceanus Germanicus" Edmond Halley 's solar eclipse 1715 map showing The German Sea Through history various names have been used for the North Sea.
It is to Oceanus, not to Poseidon, that their thoughts are directed.
When Oceanus tossed the bowl about, Heracles threatened him and stilled his waves.
Common combinations with oceanus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to oceanus 2×