Torso of a Triton figure
Torso of a Triton figure
3D
Published 2018-01-29T17:06:29+00:00
Triton (/ˈtraɪtən/; Greek: Τρίτων Tritōn) is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the sea. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, god and goddess of the sea respectively, and is herald for his father. He is usually represented as a merman which has the upper body of a human and the tail, soft dorsal fin, spiny dorsal fin, anal fin, pelvic fins and caudal fin of a fish, "sea-hued", according to Ovid "his shoulders barnacled with sea-shells".
Like his father, Poseidon, he carried a trident. However, Triton's special attribute was a twisted conch shell, on which he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves. Its sound was such a cacophony, that when loudly blown, it put the giants to flight, who imagined it to be the roar of a dark wild beast.
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| Date published | 29/01/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
| Title | Torso of a Triton figure |
| Date | 2nd c. BC |
| Accession | Inv. 317 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Liebieghaus |
| Record | http://www.liebieghaus.de/en |
| Place | Liebieghaus, Frankfurt |
