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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7355502, member: 75143"]Since antiquity, men and boys have been portrayed as riding dolphins. I highly doubt this actually happened in real life, but there's certainly plenty of representations of such. I suppose a dolphin would probably let you ride if, but perhaps not straddled like a horse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]tkzY_VwNIek[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Eros is the most common figure shown riding a dolphin, and representations exist in mosaic, bronze, marble, vase painting, and fesco paintings (though no paintings are extant far as I can tell).</p><p><br /></p><p>Representations are found in pretty much every Mediterranean culture, including Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Minoan (though Minoans didn't seem to ride the dolphins).</p><p><br /></p><p>The fascination with dolphins may arise from the fact that dolphins are very helpful to fishermen, with reports of them leading fishers to where the large schools are. In addition, dolphins will often protect stranded humans and keep sharks away until the human can be rescued. </p><p>Sometimes, though, they are a bit mean and will knock you off your surfboard:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]LoL8_bQ77gY[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, though, dolphins are some of the most intelligent animals on the planet, and the US government even tried to teach dolphins to communicate with humans at one point.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]uNhR-16r5lM[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to art, Cupid/Eros loves riding dolphins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes he treats it like a horse </p><p>with a bridle and whip.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282346[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes he holds onto the fin like its a wild mustang.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282347[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sometimes he even plays a flute.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282349[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The fascination with dolphins was pretty extreme, and sometimes people wished they could transform into them!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282350[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And of course, the most famous dolphin coin of all time is the popular one from Taras, where price is often dictated by how much of the dolphin is visible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometime the rider holds a trident and a beer:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282354[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In modern times, people still try to ride dolphins, albeit with ethical concerns. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can pay to ride a dolphin in Cancun, and other places:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282351[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You can pay to watch trainers ride the world's largest dolphin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282352[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, here's my coin with a dolphin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1282353[/ATTACH] Commodus AE unit of Corinth</p><p>18mm</p><p>3.6g</p><p>Bare head right. ---ANTONI---</p><p>Eros riding dolphin right. CLICOR, D in right exergue.</p><p>Ref: BCD Corinth 819</p><p>(at least, that's the best I can come up with)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an excellent article on dolphins in ancient art:</p><p><a href="https://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs" rel="nofollow">https://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7355502, member: 75143"]Since antiquity, men and boys have been portrayed as riding dolphins. I highly doubt this actually happened in real life, but there's certainly plenty of representations of such. I suppose a dolphin would probably let you ride if, but perhaps not straddled like a horse. [MEDIA=youtube]tkzY_VwNIek[/MEDIA] Eros is the most common figure shown riding a dolphin, and representations exist in mosaic, bronze, marble, vase painting, and fesco paintings (though no paintings are extant far as I can tell). Representations are found in pretty much every Mediterranean culture, including Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Minoan (though Minoans didn't seem to ride the dolphins). The fascination with dolphins may arise from the fact that dolphins are very helpful to fishermen, with reports of them leading fishers to where the large schools are. In addition, dolphins will often protect stranded humans and keep sharks away until the human can be rescued. Sometimes, though, they are a bit mean and will knock you off your surfboard: [MEDIA=youtube]LoL8_bQ77gY[/MEDIA] Overall, though, dolphins are some of the most intelligent animals on the planet, and the US government even tried to teach dolphins to communicate with humans at one point. [MEDIA=youtube]uNhR-16r5lM[/MEDIA] Back to art, Cupid/Eros loves riding dolphins. Sometimes he treats it like a horse with a bridle and whip. [ATTACH=full]1282346[/ATTACH] Sometimes he holds onto the fin like its a wild mustang. [ATTACH=full]1282347[/ATTACH] Sometimes he even plays a flute. [ATTACH=full]1282349[/ATTACH] The fascination with dolphins was pretty extreme, and sometimes people wished they could transform into them! [ATTACH=full]1282350[/ATTACH] And of course, the most famous dolphin coin of all time is the popular one from Taras, where price is often dictated by how much of the dolphin is visible. Sometime the rider holds a trident and a beer: [ATTACH=full]1282354[/ATTACH] In modern times, people still try to ride dolphins, albeit with ethical concerns. You can pay to ride a dolphin in Cancun, and other places: [ATTACH=full]1282351[/ATTACH] You can pay to watch trainers ride the world's largest dolphin: [ATTACH=full]1282352[/ATTACH] Anyways, here's my coin with a dolphin: [ATTACH=full]1282353[/ATTACH] Commodus AE unit of Corinth 18mm 3.6g Bare head right. ---ANTONI--- Eros riding dolphin right. CLICOR, D in right exergue. Ref: BCD Corinth 819 (at least, that's the best I can come up with) Here's an excellent article on dolphins in ancient art: [URL]https://repository.brynmawr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1145&context=arch_pubs[/URL][/QUOTE]
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