Triton
Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, often represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch-shell trumpet.
Seen here reflected in a conch shell as he beckons to him—with the help of the changing tides—the animals of the deep, both benign and those feared by all who sail the oceans.
In one eye, a South Pacific Islander wades in waist-deep water and spears a fish, securing food for his family; his livelihood and his sustenance rely on the water surrounding him. In the other eye, the thrashing surf around a drowning victim. The dualities of the ocean are reflected in extremes; providing life and holding the power to take it away. As in classical literature, the Gods—like man—have the power for both compassion and cruelty.
Summer / predawn
Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, often represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch-shell trumpet.
Seen here reflected in a conch shell as he beckons to him—with the help of the changing tides—the animals of the deep, both benign and those feared by all who sail the oceans.
In one eye, a South Pacific Islander wades in waist-deep water and spears a fish, securing food for his family; his livelihood and his sustenance rely on the water surrounding him. In the other eye, the thrashing surf around a drowning victim. The dualities of the ocean are reflected in extremes; providing life and holding the power to take it away. As in classical literature, the Gods—like man—have the power for both compassion and cruelty.
Summer / predawn
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