Also called Okeanos.
Their story
Oceanus is the eldest Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, the great river that flows around the flat earth, from which all rivers, springs and seas come. With his sister Tethys he fathered three thousand rivers and three thousand Oceanids. Homer calls him the origin of the gods. He took no part in the war against Zeus.
Best times to give to them
- At rivers and springs
- When travelling far
What they like being given
- Fresh water returned to a river
- Flowers on a stream (biodegradable only)
- Bread
How to honour them
- Honour the rivers and springs near you, his many children.
- Help keep local waterways clean.
How they can help you
- Care for rivers and water
- Long journeys
- Seeing the whole picture
Symbols
- bull horns
- serpent tail
- river
- fish
Sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 133, 337-370
- Homer, Iliad 14.200-201, 14.246, 21.195-197