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| | NOVA | Lost Roman Treasure | View the Mosaics: Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys | PBS |
 | | Poseidon, chief of the water deities and second in power only to Zeus, carried a trident, with which he could shake the earth, call forth or dissipate storms, and the like. |
 | | Homer claims Oceanus and Tethys, pictured in the lower half of this mosaic, were responsible for the birth of the gods, but Hesiod's version of the origins is generally accepted (see Gypsy Girl). |
 | | Gods of the sea, Oceanus and his wife Tethys bore 3,000 daughters and 3,000 sons. |
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