Roman mosaic showing Neptune and a nereid. Detail from an ancient mosaic from Otricoli,Umbria,Italy,now stored in the Vatican Museums. Neptune (left) was the Roman god of the sea and is shown here with a nereid (sea nymph,right). In Roman mythology nereids were beautiful women who were friendly and helpful towards sailors,particularly in perilous seas | |
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