Heart of the Ocean

1 - Ryujin

Hello everyone.

So I have been inspired by my favourite romance film to write this, albeit with some additions of my own.

Please know that I do not own anything and am not a professional historian or storyteller. I apologize for any inaccurate portrayals of certain aspects of history, as I intend to focus more on the story.

Thank you.

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Amphitrite.

The goddess-queen of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty , the female personification of the sea.

Poseidon, the god of the sea, fell in love with Amphitrite at first sight of her dancing on the Isle of Naxos and immediately sought for her hand in marriage. Amphitrite rejected his advances and fled and hid herself away near Atlas in the Ocean stream at the far ends of the earth. Not discouraged by Amphitrite's refusal, Poseidon sent one of his servants, the dolphin-god , to convince Amphitrite to return to him. Delphin eventually tracked Amphitrite down and persuaded her to return and to wed the sea king. As a reward for his help, Poseidon placed the image of the dolphin among the stars as the constellation Dolphinus, the Dolphin.

The love story of Amphitrite and Poseidon symbolises the resilience of a man when he pursues one with whom he determines is fated to be his for the rest of his life; however, it also symbolises the undermining of the desires of a woman. Poseidon believed that Amphitrite was destined to be his due to her outstanding beauty and his superior godhood. Poseidon believed that Amphitrite would fall into his arms, but she instead rejected him, not being in love with him in the first place. Poseidon resorted to trickery and pawn play to win the heart of his bride, not carrying out a sincere confession to the minor sea goddess as he believed he was entitled to have her as his wife due to his superior godhood.

Amphitrite's connection to Poseidon, the Olympian god of the sea and brother of Zeus, initially made her a goddess to be revered. However, she gradually became less important to the ancient Greeks, to the point where many poets used her name as a mere representation of the sea. Despite being his wife, Amphitrite became subverted into the role of a mistress due to the polyamorous ways of the Greek gods and her gradual decline into insignificance.

While her life story has been set in stone, one cannot help but consider the possibilities that could have been provided to the sea queen if she was not pursued by the sea king. While Amphitrite had previously dedicated herself to remain a sea virgin, she eventually was worn down by the advances, albeit trickery of Poseidon, but her heart always did remain in the sea, never venturing out onto the land of human mortals due to her dedication and responsibilities of being the queen of the sea.

The heart of a goddess could never be fully taken away, as a part of her does become fragmented when she is pulled into the social games of the Olympian gods. Her heart and dedication to the sea became a symbol to those who had a love for the ocean and mythology; however, her story most specifically became renown for the precious gem that was constructed in her honour.

The Heart of Amphitrite...a renowned jewelled necklace that had been the most prized possession of the Greek Royal family. The Heart of Amphitrite was a prized family heirloom that only the direct royal family members were allowed to gaze upon its perfectly crafted beauty, the jewel becoming so renowned throughout the land that many desired to have a peak of its beauty.

But then it became lost.

When the Greek royal family was deposed, no one could trace the whereabouts of the almost fabled crowned necklace. It was debated if it was stolen by one of the family members or shipped off to some foreign land for some kind of safekeeping as its worth was far more than what anybody could ever offer. There was no possible inkling around the word of mouth of the necklace's whereabouts.