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In Greek mythology, Ceto, or Keto (sea monster) was a hideous aquatic monster, a daughter of Gaia and Pontus.

She was the personification of the dangers of the sea, unknown terrors and bizarre creatures. Eventually, the word "ceto" became simple shorthand for any sea monster. It is still used in this way. Her husband was Phorcys and they had many children, collectively known as the Phorcydes.

Consorts/Children

1. Phorcys
   1. Echidna
   2. Gorgons
      1. Euryale
      2. Medusa
      3. Sthenno
   3. Graeae
      1. Deino
      2. Enyo
      3. Pemphredo
   4. Hesperides
      1. AegleIn Greek mythology, there were three different people named Aegle . One belonged to the Hesperides, another to the Heliades, and the third was a Naiad occasionally considered the mother of the Charites by Helios. 96 Aegle is an asteroid.
      2. ArethusaArethusa means "the waterer". In Greek mythology, Arethusa was one of the Hesperides # A nymph, daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid), Arethusa ran from a suitor, Alpheus, the river god, making her way to Sicily. Artemis changed her into a fountain.
      3. Erytheia
      4. HesperiaHesperia may refer to: One of the Hesperides in Greek mythology Hesperia ("Evening land", or "Western land"), a term sometimes applied to Italy and sometimes to Spain Hesperia also called Asterope, the wife or desired lover of Aesacus and daughter of the
   5. LadonLadon is the hundred-headed dragon that guarded the garden of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. He is variously described as the offspring of Phorcys or of Typhon and Echidna. It was said that his heads spoke with a multitude of voices in many languages.
   6. ScyllaIn Greek mythology, Scylla or Skylla (Greek ) was a name shared by two beings: Scylla was the Princess of Megara, daughter of King Nisus who was invincible as long as a lock of red hair still existed, hidden in his white hair. King Minos of Crete attacked
   7. SirensIn Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes ( Greek ) were sea nymphs who lived on an island called Sirenum Scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cl
   8. ThoosaIn Greek mythology, Thoosa was a Nereid, Poseidon's lover and mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus.