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| A '''trident''' (from ] 'tridens', 'tridentis', from 'tri', three, 'dens', tooth, 'dentes', teeth) is a three pronged staff. | A '''trident''' (from ] 'tridens', 'tridentis', from 'tri', three, 'dens', tooth, 'dentes', teeth) is a three pronged staff. | ||
| It was used by ] to catch |
It was used by ] to catch fish. | ||
| From the fish meaning, it is often associated with ], the ] of the sea in ]. By hitting the earth with his trident, Poseidon created the ] and some water sources in Greece. | From the fish meaning, it is often associated with ], the ] of the sea in ]. By hitting the earth with his trident, Poseidon created the ] and some water sources in Greece. | ||
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A trident (from Latin 'tridens', 'tridentis', from 'tri', three, 'dens', tooth, 'dentes', teeth) is a three pronged staff.
It was used by fishermen to catch fish.
From the fish meaning, it is often associated with Poseidon, the God of the sea in Greek mythology. By hitting the earth with his trident, Poseidon created the horse and some water sources in Greece.
As a sea symbol it is the central figure of the flag of Barbados.
The trident is also the missile weapon of the Hindu god Shiva, and it often includes a crossed stabiliser to facilitate its fly when thrown.
As a weapon it was also used by the retiarii, Roman gladiators that used a net to wrap their adversary and a trident to kill him.
In Christian tradition the trident is associated with the Devil, and his depictions commonly include a trident as his sceptre.
Trident is also the codename of the rendering engine in the Windows version of Microsoft Internet Explorer in versions 4-6.
See also
- Demons and symbols
- Nature and appearance of the demons
- Trident missile, an ICBM used by the United States and Britain
- Hawker-Siddeley Trident, a British jet airliner
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