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Amphitrite ("Aphirita") bearing a trident on a pinax from Corinth (575–550 BC). [7] When Poseidon desired to marry her, Amphitrite, wanting to protect her virginity, fled to the Atlas Mountains. Poseidon sent many creatures to find her. A dolphin came across Amphitrite and convinced her to marry
Alcestis (/ æ l ˈ s ɛ s t ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, Álkēstis) or Alceste, was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her life story was told by pseudo-Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca , [ 1 ] and a version of her death and return from the dead was also popularized in Euripides 's tragedy Alcestis .
The dolphin persuaded Amphitrite to accept Poseidon as her husband, and eventually took charge of their wedding. Poseidon then put him among the stars as a reward for his good services. [200] Oppian says that the dolphin betrayed Amphitrite's whereabouts to Poseidon, and he carried off Amphitrite against her will to marry her. [201]
She is identified with the Greek goddess Amphitrite, consort of Poseidon, [4] [5] or Tethys who was also a marine deity. [6] The god Neptune wanted to marry Salacia, but she was in great awe of her distinguished suitor, and to preserve her virginity, with grace and celerity she managed to glide out of his sight, and hid from him in the Atlantic ...
At the beginning of the fight, Athena got the upper hand, until Pallas took over. Before she could win, Zeus, who was in attendance, fearing to see his own daughter lose, distracted Pallas with the Aegis, which she had once shown interest in. Pallas, stunned in awe, stood still as Athena, expecting her to dodge, impaled her accidentally.
A bride recounted a hilarious moment when her 5-year-old boy saw her wedding photos and mistakenly thought she had married her bridesmaid instead of her husband. Lisa Evans recently posted photos ...
When Lisa Evans wed Alex Brown on March 16, 2018, she looked like she was getting married to one of her bridesmaids, Emma Savage in photos from the big day. Even the couple's son, Jacob, was ...
In Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme (/ b ɛ n θ ə ˈ s ɪ s ɪ m iː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Βενθεσικύμη, romanized: Benthesikýmē) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus. [2]