Oceanus

Oceanus is the Titan god of the Oceans (specifically the world encircling river that shared his name), preceding Poseidon as ruler of the world's oceans. He is the eldest of the Titans, the firstborn son of Uranus and Gaia, and the brother and husband of Tethys.
==History==
===Early Life===
Like his younger siblings, Oceanus was born to Gaia and Uranus, the respective personifications of the earth and sky. The Titans were the eldest of the three races born to Gaia and Ouranos, before the Hekatonkeries (Cottus, Gyges and Briares) and the Elder Cyclopes (Arges, Brontes and Steropes), while Oceanus was the eldest Titan of all. He would spend most of his time in the company of Pontus, the primordial god of the Sea, whom he affectionately referred to as "Uncle Pontus."
While Uranus detested all of his children, he detested the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkeries so much (mainly for their ugliness) that he imprisoned them in the terrifying abyss of Tartarus, which was itself deep within the Earth. Enraged, Gaia told her remaining twelve children (including Oceanus), the Titans, to take the mighty scythe that she had forged, and avenge their brothers by overthrowing and killing their arrogant and sadistic father. Being immortal, Oceanus initially did not even understand what "killing" meant, but the concept was quickly explained to him by Themis, his most intelligent sister. However, while Oceanus detested his father, he was ambivalent at the prospect of murdering him, and did not step up to take the scythe. Even after his youngest brother Cronus did, Oceanus claimed that he had important business to attend to under the sea, and refused to help in the murder (along with his sisters Theia, Tethys, Themis, Phoebe, Mnemosyne, and Rhea). Thus, Oceanus was the only male Titan who was not involved in his father's murder. After committing his evil deed, Cronus hurled all of the remaining pieces of Ouranos into the sea as a gesture of loathing against Oceanus for not helping slay their father. Much later, these particles would mix with the ocean spray to form Aphrodite.
===Titan Lord of the Seas===
After Cronus claimed his supremacy as the Titan King of Mount Othrys, and ushered in the "Golden Age", Oceanus became the Lord of the Seas, and was nicknamed "Father of the Waters" (since Pontus took to spending all of his time in deep slumber). Oceanus would also rule over the huge body of water that encircled the flat earth. As a result, the world's largest bodies of water began to be called "oceans", named after the eldest Titan that ruled them. Oceanus would also frequently approach his wise and clairvoyant brother Coeus with questions about the future.
In time, Oceanus attracted the attention of his sister Tethys (the Titaness of the Sea), who often annoyed her other siblings with her obsession over water. After marrying Tethys, Oceanus fathered 3,000 ocean nymphs (called the Oceanids) and 3,000 river gods (called the Potamoi). As a result, Oceanus and Tethys had more children than any of the other Elder Titans. Shortly after the birth of his many children, Oceanus no longer visited Cronus on Mount Othrys, and while he claimed to be too busy, Cronus knew that the actual reason was because Oceanus secretly feared his brother's might and infamous temper.
===Zeus Rescues His Siblings===
However, years later, after Cronus hired a young Titan by the name of Zeus (actually a god in disguise), Oceanus was very entertained by the latter's excellent singing, dancing, and "Satyr jokes", and took to visiting Cronus on Othrys more often. Shortly thereafter, Zeus encouraged Oceanus to participate in the newly established Titanic drinking contests. As the Titan King of Mount Othrys, Cronus would always win, since he could not let his siblings or nephews overcome him in anything.
One evening, when Oceanus was dining with his brothers and nephews, Zeus prepared nectar mixed with sleeping potion for Oceanus, and a powerful emetic for Cronus. As before, Zeus entertained them all with his great singing, dancing, and jokes. Near the end of the Titanic banquet, Zeus encouraged all of the Titans to have yet another drinking contest, and handed out the prepared goblets. As before, Cronus won the contest, but the emetic caused him to disgorge all his swallowed children, while Oceanus was temporarily knocked out by the sleeping potion, and could not stop them from escaping.
===The First Titanomachy===
Shortly thereafter, all six of Cronus' children quickly declared war against their father, as well as the other Titans. Shortly before the Titanomachy began, Oceanus' sister Rhea personally visited him and Tethys, and convinced them to remain neutral in the upcoming conflict.
The Titans initially had the upper hand in their battles with the gods, since they were well-armed, and much more experienced warriors. However, the gods quickly became skilled warriors as well, and with the help of their new extremely powerful weapons (Zeus's Master Bolt, Poseidon's Trident, and Hades's Helm of Darkness), as well as the aid of the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkeries, the gods finally prevailed. During the final battle, Zeus used his Master Bolt to shear off the top of Mount Othrys, and hurl Cronus from his throne. In the aftermath of the battle, Zeus sliced his father Cronus into a thousand pieces with his own scythe, and hurled his remains into Tartarus, along with Hyperion, Iapetus, Crius, and Coeus. Since he was neutral, Oceanus was the only Elder Titan to not be imprisoned in Tartarus after the war.
When Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided the cosmos between themselves, Poseidon was allotted the seas and oceans. As a result, Oceanus willingly gave up his throne as Lord of the Seas to Poseidon, and peacefully retreated into the deeper sea, along with his wife Tethys.
===Raising Hera===
Oceanus' Olympian niece Hera was the most beautiful Olympian goddess of all, and was desired by many gods and Titans. However, Hera also had a fierce and infamous temper, and would rebuke anyone who ever tried to woo her. As a result, her mother Rhea decided to send Hera to Oceanus and Tethys, where she might learn to tame her temper and act mature. Hera spent a number of happy years with them, away from Mount Olympus. After seeing how stable and loving Oceanus and Tethys' marriage was (more so than most other marriages between immortals), Hera decided to strive for a similar one for herself. Overall though, while Oceanus did help Hera tame her infamous temper by the time of her return, many gods were still wary of openly flirting with her, since she was determined to find a perfect husband for herself.
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