Greco-Roman Mythology: He is usually represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish, “sea-hued”, according to Ovid “his shoulders barnacled with sea-shells. The Triton Fountain, by Gianlorenzo Bernini, Rome.Courtesy of Wikicommons & Tritonbrunnen rom. He is a widower with seven daughter including Ariel who is the protagonist of the featured film “The Little Mermaid.” The film is based upon the Hans Christen Anderson’s fairy tale which is simply called “The Little Mermaid” and the stories are almost identical except for a few details: she has no name (simply known as the Little Mermaid), her legs hurt with excoriating pain, her prince does fall in love with her (but marries someone else), heartbroken she is given the choice to kill the prince (a become a mermaid again) or not, and lastly she throws herself into the sea unable to kill the prince and becomes foam and then an air spirit. Ariel does not exist in any mythology.ĭisney Mythology: King Triton is king of the sea and has a triton. Neptune is the king of the seas, but Triton is actually a son of Neptune. Courtesy of Flickr and Loren Javier.Ĭommentary: King Triton often confused with Neptune (Poseidon) due to this Disney portrayal. King Triton added to Ariel’s Undersea Adventure Building at Disneyland. A Macedonian mosaic of the 4th century BC is one of the earliest examples of the Centauress in art. Greco-Roman Mythology: Though female centaurs, called Kentaurides, are not mentioned in early Greek literature and art, they do appear occasionally in later antiquity. The mythology of centaurs present in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is that of C.S Lewis’ mythology ( here)and not necessarily of Disney. A gathering for a festival to honor Bacchus (Dionysus), the god of wine, is interrupted by Jupiter (Zeus), who creates a storm and throws lightning bolts at the attendees. The setting is a mythical world of centaurs, cupids, fauns and other figures from classical mythology. However that small amount of mythology which is discussed by ancient sources does reflect the imagery that Disney produces in these films (i.e.- beauty consumed creatures, but nobly warlike when they need to be).ĭisney Mythology: Within Fantasia ( the video above) is from the chapter known as “The Pastoral Symphony” by Beethoven. When recalling recent films with centaurs (Harry Potter, Step- Brothers, Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief), the centaurs are male. Character or Item FEMALE CENTAURS OR KENTAURIDESįilm or Series: Fantasia 1940 & The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe 2005Ĭommentary: Female Centaurs are not really discussed at length within modern or even ancient mythology.
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