Hmm! here's what I found on a simple search:
"Nereus and Doris had fifty daughters (Theogony, 264). Thetis is one of the Daughters of Nereus. As a group, they are called the Nereids. Thetis was given to Peleus (a mortal) for his undying devotion to the gods on Olympos. Thetis and Peleus had a magnificent son, Achilleus. The fate of Achilleus was known to Thetis. Simply put, Achilleus could return to his father and die happy yet forgotten, or, he could die at Troy and be remembered forever as a hero.
To protect her son in battle, Thetis provided Achilleus with armor made by Hephaistos, the smith of the gods. But during the war at Troy, Achilleus was angered by Agamemnon, he refused to fight. Instead, he gave his armor to his friend Patroklos. Patroklos was killed as he pressed the attack to the walls of Ilion. The most brutal fighting of the war was for the armor of Achilleus and the body of Patroklos. The disgrace to his friend’s body and the theft of his armor brought Achilleus into the battle, but not before Thetis could persuade Hephaistos to forge new armor for her, soon to be immortalized, son. When Achilleus strode into battle with his new armor, the Trojans fled in terror. His divine protection was obvious from the blaze of his armor and his divine lineage was also obvious from his beauty and his enormous strength. The Trojans who did not have the good sense or swift feet to run away, were killed. After Achilleus had had his revenge, Thetis led a procession of her sisters up from the depths to morn openly and to cast a divine mist over the body of Patroklos.
When Hephaistos was thrown from Olympos, Thetis and Eurynome healed him and gave him love and protection. The noble smith has never forgotten their kindness.
Thetis in The Iliad (listed by book and line) and other lines edited, these are the ones of most interest to us:
01.280 ...the mother who bore you (Achilleus)
01.538 ...the silver footed
01.556 ...silver footed, daughter of the seas’ ancient one
15.076 ...immortal Thetis
16.222 ...Thetis of the silver feet
16.574 ...Thetis of the silver feet
18.394 ...a goddess we honor
18.407 ...lovely haired Thetis
18.615 ...she, like a hawk
19.006 ...she, shining divinity 20.107 ...Thetis, daughter of the sea’s ancient
21.109 ...my immortal mother (Achilleus) 24.537 ...an immortal wife (to Peleus)
24.562 ...daughter of the sea’s ancient
24.092 ...silver footed Thetis
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Interesting. Must break out my books now... arg! *heh*
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