Triton (fabeldier) Triton (fabled creature)
Ringkasan
Triton adalah binatang dongeng setengah manusia setengah ikan, monster air yang konon dapat membuat kapal kemasukan air, dan tema hiasan populer seperti pada Air Mancur Trevi.
The triton is a fabled half-man, half-fish water monster said to make ships take on water, and a popular decorative motif as on the Trevi Fountain.
Kisah dan tradisi
Triton adalah binatang dongeng setengah manusia, setengah ikan. Ia berhidung, bertelinga, bermulut, dan bertangan manusia, tetapi bertubuh kasar bersisik dan berekor ikan. Menurut legenda, monster air ini begitu berat sehingga kapal kemasukan air bila ia duduk di satu sisinya pada malam hari. Para triton konon keturunan Triton, dewa dalam mitologi Yunani. Triton menjadi tema hiasan pada cetakan ornamen, vas, dan air mancur, misalnya Air Mancur Trevi di Roma. Kamus menggambarkan triton sebagai dewa laut tingkat rendah, setengah manusia setengah ikan, yang menunggang kuda dan monster laut di atas air serta meniup kerang untuk menenangkan ombak; ada pula kisah tentang banyak Triton berpenampilan seperti monster.
The triton is a fabled half-man, half-fish creature. It has a man's nose, ears, mouth and hands, but a rough scaly body and a fish's tail. In legend this water monster was so heavy that ships took on water when it sat on one side at night. Tritons were said to descend from Triton, a Greek god. Tritons became a decorative theme in ornament prints, vases and fountains, for example the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Dictionaries describe a triton as a minor sea god, half man and half fish, riding over the water with horses and sea monsters and blowing a conch to calm the waves; there is also mention of many Tritons of monstrous appearance.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Eropa Abad Pertengahan
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Hybrid
- Habitat
- Water
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Triton konon begitu berat sehingga kapal kemasukan air bila ia duduk di satu sisinya.
A triton was said to be so heavy that ships took on water when it sat on one side.
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- Andromalius
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- Bicorn dan Chichevache (Bicorn and Chichevache)
- Bishop-fish