2.1.8 – Sanctuary of Poseidon (cont.)

[8] καὶ Τρίτωνες δύο παρὰ τοὺς ἵππους εἰσὶ χρυσοῖ, τὰ μετ᾽ ἰξὺν ἐλέφαντος καὶ οὗτοι: τῷ δὲ ἅρματι Ἀμφιτρίτη καὶ Ποσειδῶν ἐφεστήκασι, καὶ παῖς ὀρθός ἐστιν ἐπὶ δελφῖνος ὁ Παλαίμων: ἐλέφαντος δὲ καὶ χρυσοῦ καὶ οὗτοι πεποίηνται. τῷ βάθρῳ δὲ ἐφ᾽ οὗ τὸ ἅρμα μέση μὲν ἐπείργασται Θάλασσα ἀνέχουσα Ἀφροδίτην παῖδα, ἑκατέρωθεν δέ εἰσιν αἱ Νηρηίδες καλούμεναι. ταύταις καὶ ἑτέρωθι τῆς Ἑλλάδος βωμοὺς οἶδα ὄντας, τοὺς δὲ καὶ τεμένη σφίσιν ἀναθέντας †ποιμαίνισιν, ἔνθα καὶ Ἀχιλλεῖ τιμαί: Δωτοῦς δὲ ἐν Γαβάλοις ἱερόν ἐστιν ἅγιον, ἔνθα πέπλος ἔτι ἐλείπετο, ὃν Ἕλληνες Ἐριφύλην λέγουσιν ἐπὶ τῷ παιδὶ λαβεῖν Ἀλκμαίωνι.

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Marine thiasos of the marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrite
Poseidon and Amphitrite in the bridal carriage, drawn by two Tritons playing music on a lyre and conch shell. Relief from the Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Rome. c. 100 BCE. Munich Glyptothek.
Palaemon riding a dolphin. Mosaic. Mid 2nd century CE. Roman bath. Isthmia.
Aphrodite attended by two handmaidens as she rises out of the surf
Aphrodite attended by two handmaidens holding a blanket as she rises out of the surf. Main panel of the so-called “Ludovisi Throne.” Thasos marble, ca. 460 BCE. Palazzo Altemps, Rome.