nereid sitting on a sea monster
Nereid seated on a sea monster from the baths of the ancient city of Lambassis in the 3rd century AD is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Tazoult, Algeria.
In Greek mythology, the Nereids are sea nymphs, daughters of the god Nereus.
Nereus (Greek: Νηρεύς), in Greek mythology, is the eldest son of Pontus (the sea) and Gaia (the earth), and he is the father of the fifty nerites attributed to him. He appears as a benevolent and venerable old man of the sea, a wise man and a skillful forecaster, but like Proteus, he only reveals what he knows under duress.
So Heracles captured him in his sleep, and although he tried to escape through various forms, he forced him to reveal the location of the Apples of the Hesperides. His favorite abode was a cave at the bottom of the Aegean Sea. The fifty daughters of Nereus, called the Nereids, are the embodiment of the calm sea. Among them are Thetis and Amphitrite, who rule the sea according to various myths. Galatea is a Sicilian character who manipulates her beach lover, Polyphemus, and his illusion. Depicting Nereus with a scepter and trident, the Nereids are depicted as graceful maidens, dressed in light clothing or naked, riding Triton and dolphins.
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