Trident facts for kids
A trident is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spearfishing. Historically it was used as a polearm. Gladiators used them in Ancient Rome after they cast a net to trap their opponent. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea in classical mythology. In Hindu mythology it is the weapon of Shiva, known as trishula (Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). The word "trident" comes from the French word trident, which in turn comes from the Latin word tridens.
Images for kids
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Fountain of Neptune in Diafáni, Karpathos island
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Mosaic, 4th century BC, showing a retiarius or "net fighter", with a trident and cast net, fighting a secutor.
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Dutch fishermen using tridents in the 17th century.
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A statue of Hindu God Shiva, holding a trishula, near Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
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Two guardian deities of an ancient Chinese tomb, both holding tridents
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Trident, of Thailand, 18th century
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Tridents (Trishula) brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Camargue trident
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