Sea in culture sea nymphs whose parents were Nereus and Doris. The Tritons, sons of Poseidon, who were variously represented with the tails of fish or seahorses, formed Poseidon's retinue along with the Nereids. The mythic sea was further peopled by dangerous sea monsters such as Scylla. Poseidon himself had something of the shifting character of the sea, presiding not only over the sea, but also earthquakes, storms and horses. Neptune occupied a similar position in Roman mythology. Another Greek sea-god, Proteus, specifically embodies the domain of sea change, the adjectival form "protean" meaning mutable, able to assume many forms. Shakespeare makes use
Son of God the " are found in several passages of the Old Testament as well, but generally do not refer to Jesus or the Trinity directly. In Islam, Jesus is known as "Īsā ibn Maryam" (), and is understood to be a prophet and messenger of God (Allah) and "al-Masih", the Arabic term for Messiah (Christ), sent to guide the Children of Israel ("banī isrā'īl" in Arabic) with a new revelation, the "al-Injīl" (Arabic for "the gospel"). Islam completely denies that Jesus was the begotten son of God (Allah) or "part of" God (Allah). As in Christianity, Islam believes Jesus had no