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Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. [1] He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. [2] In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto, with whom he presides over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas. [3]
Poseidon's golden palace was located at Aegae on Euboea in one passage of Homer's Iliad 12.21. [4] [5] [6] [a] Unlike his father Poseidon who is always fully anthropomorphic in ancient art (this has only changed in modern popular culture), Triton's lower half is that of a fish, while the top half is presented in a human figure. Triton blowing a ...
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".
Poseidon: Neptune: God of the seas, water, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and horses. The middle son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades. Married to the Nereid Amphitrite; although, as with many of the male Greek gods, he had many lovers. His symbols include the trident, horse, bull, and dolphin. Demeter: Ceres
Poseidon- Neptune Detail from the "Mosaic of the Seasons", from the Roman era. ... There is a slight difference between the front and back intercolumniations and ...
Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɛ n t /), (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɪ 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.
A statue of Neptune in the city of Bristol.. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter.Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his one-eyed giant son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be.
The composition of Bernini's Neptune and Triton consists of Neptune standing astride over Triton; Triton lies in sort of a "crouching" position; [a] the two figures mounted on a large half-shell, [14] [15] which serves as socle. [16] Neptune aims his trident seawards, [17] while Triton is blowing his conch. The conch was designed to spurt out ...