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title: Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3770/nereid-rising-from-the-ocean-on-a-horse/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3770.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3770.jpg)

## Image Caption

A Nereid (or Aura) riding a horse as she rises from the Ocean. Pentelic marble, c. 380 BCE. By the sculptor Timotheos. (National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2015, April 07). Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3770/nereid-rising-from-the-ocean-on-a-horse/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3770/nereid-rising-from-the-ocean-on-a-horse/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Nereid Rising from the Ocean on a Horse." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3770/nereid-rising-from-the-ocean-on-a-horse/>.

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