Bucentaur
nature_spirit water Venetian single tradition · 1
The Bucentaur is a mythic sea entity associated with the ceremonial "Marriage of the Adriatic," a ritual once performed by the doges of Venice. It is linked to the symbolic union of the sea and the city, embodying the maritime power and protection of Venice. The creature appears in Venetian lore as a personified embodiment of the Adriatic itself.
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“For the “Marriage of the Adriatic,” or more properly “of the sea,” a ceremony formerly performed by the doges of Venice, see the article Bucentaur.”
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