The two central pieces at the Trevi Fountain to most peoples eyes would be viewed as a man and horses. Well these two striking characters are actually Neptune, god of the sea and a Triton. This was one of the most noticeable things that caught my eye at the fountain and intrigued me to find out what the meaning was behind them. One of the horses is represented as being calm and obedient, the other is wild and forceful and together they are the definition of the sea. This was really cool to me that they could depict this amazing description of the sea through a statue at the Trevi Fountain that most people wouldn't perceive there to be such a story behind.
To see where this picture and more of the Trevi Fountain came from check out this website:http://www.romanguide.com/images/TreviFountain_Rome_.jpg
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