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Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ə n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.
This is a list of types of spears found worldwide throughout history. Used equally in melee and thrown. Migration Period spear; Normally melee. ...
Dangpa (Korean: 당파), or dang pa, is the Korean name for a Ranseur (three-pronged trident-like spear) first described in the Muyejebo, a Korean martial arts manual of the Joseon Dynasty (published 1610).
An Inuit Kakivak tip. A kakivak is a leister used by Inuit for spear fishing and fishing at short range. It is comparable to a harpoon or a trident in function and shape. The kakivak is notable for its tip's design, which has three prongs, the outer which have their own teeth which point at the centre prong. [1]
Articles relating to tridents, three-pronged spears. They are used for spear fishing and historically as polearms. Subcategories.
A leister is a type of spear used for spearfishing. [1] Leisters are three-pronged with backward-facing barbs, historically often built using materials such as bone and ivory, with tools such as the saw-knife. [2] [3] In many cases it could be disassembled into a harpoon allowing for greater functionality. [4]
According to the second and third Vatican Mythographer, Neptune's trident symbolizes the three properties of water: liquidity, fecundity and drinkability. [12]The trident of Neptune was viewed by Roman scholar Maurus Servius Honoratus as three-pronged because "the sea is said to be a third part of the world, or because there are three kinds of water: seas, streams and rivers".
Literally meaning "branch", the chabang is an iron truncheon with three prongs. Called chabang [1] in Indonesian and tekpi [2] in Malay, it is generally believed to have been based on the Indian trisula. [3] Chabang are traditionally paired and used defensively. The two outer prongs are used for trapping the weapon or breaking the opponent's ...