Telesto (mythology)

For a moon of Saturn, see Telesto (moon).

In Greek mythology, Telesto or Telestho ((/tɨˈlɛstoʊ/ Greek: Τελεστώ; English translation: "success") was a sea goddess, one of the daughters of Titan Oceanus and Tethys.

Hesiod describes her as "wearing a yellow peplos".[1]

Telesto was the personification of the divine blessing or success.[2]

Telesto, a moon of Saturn, is named after her.

References

  1. ↑ Hesiod, Theogony, 358
  2. ↑ The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Ancient Greek legends by David E. Falkner