Trident

[[Image:Trident.JPG|thumbnail|right|Poseidon sculpture holding a trident]] A trident (from Latin 'tridens', 'tridentis', from 'tri', three, 'dens', tooth, 'dentes', teeth) is a three pronged staff. It was used by fishing to catch fish. As a weapon it was also used by the ''retiarius'', Ancient Rome gladiators that used a net to wrap their adversary and a trident to kill him. == Symbolic use == From the fish meaning, it is often associated with Poseidon, the God of the sea in Greek mythology. By hitting the earth with his trident, Poseidon created the horse and some water sources in Greece. As a symbol it is the central figure of the flag of Barbados. A highly stylised trident (the ''tryzub'') constitutes the Ukraine coat of arms. The trident is also the missile weapon of the Hindu god Shiva, and it often includes a crossed stabiliser to facilitate its flight when thrown. In Christian tradition the trident is associated with the Devil, and his depictions commonly include a trident as his sceptre. == Alternate meanings == * Trident (layout engine) is also the codename of the rendering engine in the Microsoft Windows version of Microsoft Internet Explorer in versions 4-6. *Trident missile, an Intercontinental ballistic missile used by the United States and United Kingdom *Hawker-Siddeley Trident, a United Kingdom jet airliner *Trident gum, a sugarless chewing gum manufactured by Cadbury Adams LLC *Tridentina is the name of a Italian army Alpini Corps Brigade * Trident is a company in the UK that deals mainly with work experience regulation. ==See also== *Demons and symbols *Nature and appearance of the demons Pole weapons

Trident

What about the impossible figure 'Two-Pronged Trident'?

See other meanings of words starting from letter:

T

TA | TB | TC | TD | TE | TF | TG | TH | TI | TJ | TK | TL | TŁ | TM | TN | TO | TP | TR | TS | TU | TW | TX | TY | TZ |

Words begining with Trident:

Trident
Trident
Tridentine
Tridentine_Council
Tridentine_council
Tridentine_Latin_Mass
Tridentine_Mass
Tridentine_Mass
Tridentine_Mass
Tridentine_Rite
Tridentine_Rite
Trident_(DC_Villain)
Trident_(layout_engine)
Trident_(layout_engine)
Trident_(rendering_engine)
Trident_ballistic_missile
Trident_C-4_missile
Trident_C4_missile
Trident_gum
Trident_I
Trident_II
Trident_I_missile
Trident_Microsystems
Trident_missile
Trident_missile
Trident_missiles
Trident_Ploughshares