Ὠκεανός
Ὠκεανός
Ὠκεᾰνός, οῦ, ὁ,
Oceanus, son of Uranus and Gaia, Hes.: wedded to Tethys, sire of Thetis, Il.—Homerʼs Oceanus is a great River (Ὠκεανὸς ποταμός) , which compasses the earthʼs disc, returning into itself (ἀψόρροος) .
in later times, Ocean remained as the name of the great Outward Sea, opp. to the Inward or Mediterranean (θάλασσα, πόντος) , Hdt., Pind., etc.