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Triton and Siren, Legendary Creatures

Triton 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, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. In Greek mythology the Sirens were dangerous and beautiful creatures, portrayed as femme fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. The Sirens were later encountered by the Argonauts who passed by unharmed with the help of Orpheus, the poet drowning out their music with his song. Odysseus also sailed by, bound tightly to the mast, his men blocking their ears with wax. The Sirens were so distressed to see a man hear their song and yet escape, that they threw themselves into the sea and drowned. Image appeared in "Curious creatures in zoology" by John C. Nimmo,1890.
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Triton and Siren, Legendary Creatures
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Traducción automática: Tritón es un dios mitológico griego, el mensajero del mar. Es hijo de Poseidón y Anfítrite, dios y diosa del mar respectivamente, y es el heraldo de su padre. Generalmente se lo representa como un tritón, con la parte superior del cuerpo de un humano y la cola de un pez. En la mitología griega, las sirenas eran criaturas peligrosas y hermosas, retratadas como mujeres fatales que atraían a los marineros cercanos con su música y voces encantadoras para que naufragaran en la costa rocosa de su isla. Las sirenas fueron encontradas más tarde por los argonautas que pasaron ilesos con la ayuda de Orfeo, el poeta ahogó su música con su canción. Odiseo también pasó navegando, atado firmemente al mástil, con sus hombres tapándose los oídos con cera. Las sirenas estaban tan angustiadas al ver a un hombre escuchar su canción y, sin embargo, escapar, que se arrojaron al mar y se ahogaron. Imagen aparecida en "Criaturas curiosas en zoología" de John C. Nimmo, 1890
Triton 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, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. In Greek mythology the Sirens were dangerous and beautiful creatures, portrayed as femme fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. The Sirens were later encountered by the Argonauts who passed by unharmed with the help of Orpheus, the poet drowning out their music with his song. Odysseus also sailed by, bound tightly to the mast, his men blocking their ears with wax. The Sirens were so distressed to see a man hear their song and yet escape, that they threw themselves into the sea and drowned. Image appeared in "Curious creatures in zoology" by John C. Nimmo,1890.
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4500 x 3064 px | 39.4 MB
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38.1 x 25.9 cm | 15.0 x 10.2 in (300 dpi)
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