he famously gave the Mediterranean sea a tide.
Actually it does have a tide. Not several feet as with the Atlantic, but it is still a tide. IIRC it is about 30 cm difference between hightest and lowest point. It is usually not noticeable because the weather is much more of a factor, but as it has connection with oceans, it does have a tide too.

I know for sure that the Azov sea doesnt have one