🏺House of Neptun and Amphitrite - Herculaneum

🏺House of Neptun and Amphitrite - Herculaneum 🏛️

When Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it buried not only the city of Pompeii, but a number of other nearby towns as well. One of them was Herculaneum. Among the many houses in Herculaneum is a relatively small, but richly decorated town house, called the House of the Neptune Mosaic, which must have belonged to a wealthy family.

🔱 Neptune, the god of the sea, is recognizable by his trident, his wild beard, flowing locks, and blue mantle, while

♀️ Amphitrite (in Latin as Salacia), semi-nude, appears as the queen of the sea, adorned with a diadem, necklace, arm band, and earrings.

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