trident

• The strong, fierce man presents his suit, describing the life the women lead in the Camargue; but before he has her love, “his trident will bear flowers, the hills will melt away like wax, and the journey to Les Baux will be by sea.” This canto and the next, recounting the fierce combat between Ourrias and Vincen, are really splendid narrative poetry. —  Frederic Mistral
• The grains, spoken of above, resembles nothing so much that I know of as the trident which painters thrust into the hands of Daddy Neptune. —  The Lieutenant and Commander
• Since she had garbed herself as a warrior-queen-mermaid, complete with spiked crown, trident, and powerful tail, and the points of the trident glistened with a coating of slime that was probably illusion too but just might possibly be genuine poison, this was an effective enough deterrent even without the picklepuss. —  The Source of Magic
• She glowed most of all: streams of light emanated from the points of her crown and trident, and her beautifully bare mermaid torso was clearly outlined. —  The Source of Magic
• The trident was the symbol of the emperor's might but now he used it as a simple weapon, laying the tines against the seal's neck We find your suggestion unacceptable, ; the cephalid said his voice freezing the courtier, as previous signs of displeasure had not. —  VANCE MOORE

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