A piece of the island of Cos was broken off using one of these weapons so that it could be hurled at the monster Polybotes.
A piece of the island of Cos was broken off using one of these weapons so that it could be hurled at the monster Polybotes. This weapon was used to terrorize a satyr who had surprised the nymph Amymone. In the Aeneid, the trumpeter Misenus was killed for his impudence by a god who carried one of these weapons. In a contest judged by Cecrops, a figure used this weapon to create either a horse or a (*) wellspring, though Athena's olive tree was judged superior. This weapon was used by Nereus, father of the Nereids. Either the Telkhines or the Cyclopes created one of these weapons, while the owner of another also carried a conch shell that could calm the waves. For 10 points, name this three-pronged weapon wielded by Triton and Poseidon.
A piece of the island of Cos was broken off using one of these weapons so that it could be hurled at the monster Polybotes.
trident