120347 Salacia

trans-Neptunian object

thumb|Neptune (mythology)|Neptune and Salacia in a mosaic, [[Herculaneum, 1st c. AD]] thumb|Neptune and Amphitrite by Sebastiano Ricci, In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Varro, and is positively affirmed by Seneca, Augustine and Servius. She is identified with the Greek goddess Amphitrite, consort of Poseidon, or Tethys who was also a marine deity.

moon of Salacia