Bulfinch’s Mythology · Chapter
Amphitrite explained
Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and Doris, becomes the wife of Neptune after he courts her while riding a dolphin.
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Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and Doris, becomes the wife of Neptune after he courts her while riding a dolphin. In gratitude, Neptune places the dolphin among the stars.
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“Amphitrite was the wife of Neptune. She was the daughter of Nereus and Doris, and the mother of Triton.”
Amphitrite, married to Neptune, is the child of Nereus and Doris and the parent of Triton.
Introduces Amphitrite's family relations.
“Neptune, to pay his court to Amphitrite, came riding on a dolphin. Having won her he rewarded the dolphin by placing him among the stars.”
Neptune courted Amphitrite by riding a dolphin, and after winning her, he honored the dolphin by making it a constellation.
Describes Neptune's courtship and the dolphin's reward.
