The House of the Trident was probably the home of a wealthy Syrian merchant or captain, because the decorative elements of the columns (the "protomes"), lions on the left and bulls on the right, were symbols of the Syrian gods Hadad and Atargatis.
The House of the Trident was probably the home of a wealthy Syrian merchant or captain, because the decorative elements of the columns (the "protomes"), lions on the left and bulls on the right, were symbols of the Syrian gods Hadad and Atargatis.
