Shrinking Banshee Presents:
Amphitrite,
The Goddess of the Sea
Amphitrite was one of the fifity Nereids, The
daughters of Nereus and Doris, or Oceanus and Tethys. Mythology
tells us that Poseidon fell in love with Amphitrite after
watching her dance on the Island of Naxos. She resisted his
advances by fleeing to Atlas, who protected her. Poseidon sent
all the creatures of the sea to look for her, and at last the
dolphin found her. The dolphin was so elequent in his pleading of
Poseidon's cause that Amphitrite agreed to marry him. The triumph
of Amphitrite riding in a dolphin-drawn carriage is frequent
theme in Roman tile mosaics. Also, the Dolphin constellation was
placed in the sky by the gods in her honor.
Amphitrite was the mother of
Albion, Benthesicyme, Charbydis, Rhode, Triton and many others.
Painting (c.1610) of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)
entitled "The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite.", Courtesy of the Web
Gallery of Art
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