2023年3月8日 · Amphitrite was an enchanting nymph from the depths of the sea. An important goddess in her own right, she became the wife and queen of Poseidon, one of the greatest gods of the Greek pantheon.

2023年3月11日 · In one tradition, Amphitrite and the Nereids helped Theseus retrieve a ring that the Cretan king Minos had cast into the sea, thus helping him prove that he was the son of Poseidon. [24] Another myth connected the Nereids with Ino, a princess of Thebes who was driven mad by Hera as punishment for nursing Dionysus. [25]

2022年12月9日 · Salacia served as the Roman counterpart to Amphitrite, the sea nymph of Greek lore. Together, Neptune and Salacia had four children: Benthesikyme, Rhodes, Triton, and Proteus. Of these children, Triton and Proteus were the most notable—Triton for being a sea god like his father, and Proteus for having the gift of foresight.

2023年7月5日 · Amphitryon was a Greek hero from the Argolid—the son of King Alcaeus of Tiryns and the husband of Alcmene. After accidentally killing his father-in-law, Aphitryon was banished and fled to Thebes. There his wife was seduced by Zeus and gave birth to the hero Heracles.

2023年9月20日 · In this version, Scylla was transformed into a monster by Poseidon’s wife Amphitrite. In some traditions, Poseidon ultimately transformed Scylla into a cliff. Scylla and the Heroes. Scylla featured in the myths of several heroes (most famously Odysseus), whose adventures brought them to her dangerous lair. Jason and the Argonauts

2023年5月8日 · Poseidon wed Amphitrite, one of the nymphs known as the Nereids and a figure long associated with the sea (and salt water in particular). Together, they had three children: the merman Triton; Benthesicyme; and Rhodos, the patron goddess of …

2023年8月1日 · Thetis, for example, married the hero Peleus and became the mother of Achilles; Amphitrite became the wife of Poseidon and ruled as queen of the sea; and Galatea was known as the unhappy love interest of the Cyclops Polyphemus. Popular Culture

2023年8月31日 · Some water nymphs were immortal and occupied an important place among the gods. The Nereid Amphitrite, for example, was the wife of Poseidon himself, the Olympian god of the sea; the Oceanid Metis was the second wife of Zeus, king of the gods; another Oceanid, Doris, married the Titan Oceanus and became the mother of the fifty Nereids.

2023年3月8日 · Thetis was a nymph and goddess of the sea, one of the fifty Nereids born to Nereus and Doris, and the wife of the mortal hero Peleus. When her son Achilles went to fight in the Trojan War, she did everything in her power to prevent his death.

2023年3月8日 · Etymology. The name “Nereus” (Greek Νηρεύς, translit. Nēreús), which is not necessarily older than the title “Nereid,” may be related to the obscure Greek words νῆρις (nêris, “hollow rock”) and νηρός (nērós, “low-lying”), but it is perhaps more likely to be of pre-Greek origin; Indo-European etymologies have been proposed but have not found widespread ...