Amphitrite
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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 [[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. | ||
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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, a comparatively minor figure, was Salacia, the goddess of saltwater.
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