Salacia (mythology)
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| - | In ancient [[Greek mythology]], '''Amphitrite''' (Ἀμφιτρίτη) was a [[sea-goddess]] and wife of [[Poseidon]]. Under the influence of the [[Olympian pantheon]], she became merely the [[consort]] of Poseidon, and was further diminished by poets to a symbolic representation of the sea. In [[Roman mythology]], the consort of [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]], a comparatively minor figure, was [[Salacia (mythology)|Salacia]], the goddess of saltwater. | + | In ancient [[Roman mythology]], '''Salacia''' was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. She was the wife and queen of [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]], god of the sea and water. That Salacia was the wife of [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]] is implied by Varro, and is positively affirmed by Seneca, Augustine and Servius. |
| + | The god [[Neptune (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 Ocean. The grieving [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]] sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to come back and share his throne. Salacia agreed to marry [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]] and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens, where he now forms a well known constellation [[Delphinus]]. | ||
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| + | Salacia is represented as a beautiful nymph, crowned with seaweed, either enthroned beside [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]] or driving with him in a pearl shell chariot drawn by dolphins, sea-horses (''[[hippocamp]]s'') or other fabulous creatures of the deep, and attended by [[Triton (god)|Tritons]] and [[Nereids]]. She is dressed in queenly robes and has nets in her hair. | ||
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| + | Salacia was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea . Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt" , the name Salacia denotes the wide, open sea , and is sometimes literally translated to mean sensational. | ||
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| + | As his wife, Salacia bore [[Neptune (god)|Neptune]] three children. | ||
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In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. She was the wife and queen of Neptune, god of the sea and water. That Salacia was the wife of Neptune is implied by Varro, and is positively affirmed by Seneca, Augustine and Servius.
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 Ocean. The grieving Neptune sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to come back and share his throne. Salacia agreed to marry Neptune and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens, where he now forms a well known constellation Delphinus.
Salacia is represented as a beautiful nymph, crowned with seaweed, either enthroned beside Neptune or driving with him in a pearl shell chariot drawn by dolphins, sea-horses (hippocamps) or other fabulous creatures of the deep, and attended by Tritons and Nereids. She is dressed in queenly robes and has nets in her hair.
Salacia was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea . Derived from Latin sal meaning "salt" , the name Salacia denotes the wide, open sea , and is sometimes literally translated to mean sensational.
As his wife, Salacia bore Neptune three children.
