Acis and Galatea
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Acis and Galatea are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The episode tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the Nereid Galatea; when the jealous C
The Loves of Acis and Galatea by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1827)
An 1822 French Empire mantel clock depicting Galatea. The design on its frieze is based on Rafael's fresco.
Acis and Galatea hiding from Polyphemus, by Édouard Zier (1877)
Acis, by Philip Galle (1586)
Nereids
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In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides are sea nymphs, the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. They often accompany Poseidon,
Acis and Galatea
…are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The episode tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the Nereid (sea-nymph) Galatea; when the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis, Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit. The episode was made…
Nereids riding sea-creatures accompany Poseidon in his chariot on a 2nd century Roman mosaic in the National Museum of Bardo, Tunisia.
Nereid riding a sea-bull (latter 2nd century BC)
The Nereid Monument. From Xanthos (Lycia), modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey. 390–380 BC. Room 17, the British Museum, London