CMLT316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Castor And Pollux, Celery, Pegasus
28 Feb 2017
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Vale of tempe believed poseidon used his trident to great this large gorge / cannon. Helike sank into the water, believed that they refused to share a statute with poseidon and also believed that instead they did not do the right sacrifices. When seen in art, beard, mature body, muscular, older looking of the gods; sometimes wearing headbands ranging from celery leaves or athletic band. Often seen in chariot being pulled by seahorses. Weapon of choice is trident, use to be used as weapons for spearing fish in ancient times. His wife is amphitrite who is granddaughter of gaea mother of earth, sea goddess. They had three sons, one is triton. God of horses, some tales of fathering horses. One story is that he spilled seamen on a rock and horses sprung out of ground. Some tales is that when medusa was killed/beheaded a man and pegasus came from the stump.
