A detail of the fountain in Piazza Vittorio Veneto: a Nereid carrying a shell.The Nereides (or Nereids) were fifty Haliad Nymphs or goddesses of the sea. They were the patrons of sailors and fishermen, who came to the aid of men in distress, and goddesses who had in their care the sea's rich bounty. Individually they also represented various facets of the sea, from salty brine, to foam, sand, rocky shores, waves and currents, in addition to the various skills possessed by seamen. The Nereides lived with their elderly father Nereus in a silvery cavern at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. The Nereid Thetis was their unofficial leader, and Amphitrite was the queen of the sea. Together with the Tritones they formed the retinue of Poseidon.(source)
4 comments:
I like very much this photo,
the framing particular and the little piece of sky...
Beautiful image!
Thanks!
This is really lovely with the Baroque building behind, too. Wonderful angle and lighting.
Beautiful, I love the reflections. And I hate to sound childish but it does look like her boobs have been randomly stuck on as an afterthought! ;)
Beautiful and somewhat mysterious too... Love this picture!! Superb shot!!
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