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Salacia

Goddess of Salt Water · Wife of Neptune · Queen of the Sea

01Identity

At springs and in the salt seas, Salacia is associated with water in Roman mythology. She is a goddess of springs and salt seas. No distinct form or attendants are described, and no powers beyond these associations or parentage are known. No separate origin is given.

Salacia is equated with the Greek Amphitrite. Some accounts make her the wife of Neptune, the Roman water deity associated with the Greek sea god Poseidon. This places Salacia within myths connected with Neptune and the sea, although no story presents her as the central figure. Her role is defined by her connection with springs and salt water, rather than by a narrated episode or named lineage.

Top questions
  • Who is Salacia?

    Salacia is a Roman deity associated with salt water, the sea, tranquil waters, seafaring.
    Source

    Source

    • Dictionary of Mythology
    • Bullfinch Mythology - The Age of Fable
    • mythology
    • Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
    • Belief and Cult
    • The Greek Myths
  • What is Salacia the god of?

    salt water, the sea, tranquil waters, seafaring
    Source

    Source

    • Dictionary of Mythology
    • Bullfinch Mythology - The Age of Fable
    • mythology
    • Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
  • What family links are recorded for Salacia?

    Spouse: Neptune, 1 child.
02Family

Parents above, children below, and the figure’s consorts named in between, the same family data as the fact box, laid out as a chart instead of a field list.

Salacia

with Neptune

Triton
03The names

Dea Salacia

Goddess Salacia

SourceBelief and Cult

Neptuni Uxor

Wife of Neptune

SourceBullfinch Mythology - The Age of Fable

Amphitrite

Greek sea-goddess counterpart

SourceThe Greek Myths

04Who it is

The film

The Underdrawing video on Salacia embeds here once it publishes.