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title: Three Nereids
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5062/three-nereids/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Three Nereids

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Three Nereids](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5062.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5062.jpg)

## Image Caption

The 3 figures are sea nymphs, daughters of the sea [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Nereus, riding over the waves on sea creatures. They are thought to have escorted the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife. A sea bird is visible under the feet of the [nymph](https://www.worldhistory.org/nymph/) to the far right and partially preserved dolphins support the others. Their dramatic, wind-blown drapery, is clinging and is almost transparent, wet with sea spray. They were originally placed between the columns of the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/). From the Nereid Monument, Xanthos, modern-day Fethiye in Mugla Province, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). Circa 390-380 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 13). Three Nereids. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5062/three-nereids/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Three Nereids." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5062/three-nereids/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Three Nereids." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5062/three-nereids/>.

## License & Copyright

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