Someone on #Classicstwitter was asking about #Ichthyocentaurs. This Roman example while labelled a Triton is very similar to an Ichthyocentaur
Here's another example !
So how as a visual art theme did the snake or eel bodied Tritons we see on Greek ceramics become these chimeras of three creatures?
Starting with Early depictions I will show over the next couple of posts how I think it happened.
Note this image features tritons and hippocampoi - merhorses!
I think someone decided to fuse both which I'll discuss in greater detail next time !
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