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Amphitrite was a Nereid (or an Oceanid, depending on which author is chosen) who became a goddess of the sea by joining Poseidon. Its legend is very old, to the point of being almost forgotten by the Greeks themselves, who only mention it in poems and as a metaphor for "calm sea". From the name 902; 956; 966; 953; 964; 961; 953; 964; 951; ( Amphitrite ) its etymology is unknown; popularly it is supposed to be formed by the Greek words 945; 956; 966; 953; (amfi "both sides, around") and 964; 961; 949; 953; 962; (treis "three"), perhaps because of its pre-Hellenic origin, when it was a lunar deity that "encompassed heaven, earth and sea"; although it is more likely that the latter is not related to the "3" but to the word 964; 961; 953; 964; 969; 957; ( tritoon ) which in literature was used to name several rivers and streams, so it must have been associated with natural waters.

  

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