Plato, in his Timaeus, provides a genealogy (probably Orphic) which perhaps reflected an attempt to reconcile this apparent divergence between Homer and Hesiod, in which Uranus and Gaia are the parents of Oceanus and Tethys, and Oceanus and Tethys are the parents of Cronus and Rhea and the other Titans, as well as Phorcys.Gantz, pp. 11–12; West 1983, pp. 117–118; Fowler 2013, p. 11; Plato, Timaeus 40d–e. In his Cratylus, Plato quotes Orpheus as saying that Oceanus and Tethys were "the first to marry", possibly also reflecting an Orphic theogony in which Oceanus and Tethys, rather than Uranus and Gaia, were the primeval parents.West 1983, pp. 118–120; Fowler 2013, p. 11; Plato, Cratylus 402b [= Orphic fr. 15 Kern. Plato's apparent inclusion of Phorcys as a Titan (being the brother of Cronus and Rhea), and the mythographer Apollodorus's inclusion of Dione, the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus, as a thirteenth Titan,Apollodorus, 1.1.3, 1.3.1. suggests an Orphic tradition in which the Titan offspring of Oceanus and Tethys consisted of Hesiod's twelve Titans, with Phorcys and Dione taking the place of Oceanus and Tethys.Gantz, p. 743.
plato in his timaeus provides a genealogy (probably orphic) which perhaps reflected an attempt to reconcile this apparent divergence between homer and hesiod in which uranus and gaia are the parents of oceanus and tethys and oceanus and tethys are the parents of cronus and rhea and the other titans as well as phorcysgantz pp 11–12; west 1983 pp 117–118; fowler 2013 p 11; plato timaeus 40d–e in his cratylus plato quotes orpheus as saying that oceanus and tethys were "the first to marry" possibly also reflecting an orphic theogony in which oceanus and tethys rather than uranus and gaia were the primeval parentswest 1983 pp 118–120; fowler 2013 p 11; plato cratylus 402b [= orphic fr 15 kern plato's apparent inclusion of phorcys as a titan (being the brother of cronus and rhea) and the mythographer apollodorus's inclusion of dione the mother of aphrodite by zeus as a thirteenth titanapollodorus 113 131 suggests an orphic tradition in which the titan offspring of oceanus and tethys consisted of hesiod's twelve titans with phorcys and dione taking the place of oceanus and tethysgantz p 743