ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who are the gods mentioned in the poem?
A
Aphrodite and Hestia
B
Eros and Athena
C
Proteus and Triton
D
Kronos and Dione
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. (b). Proteus and Triton are the gods mentioned in the poem ‘The world is too much with us’. Proteus and Triton were both sea gods in the poem ‘World are too much with us’.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was the sea-god or the god of rivers and oceanic bodies of the sea, capable of changing his form but only when held against his will. He and Triton, another god and messenger of Poseidon, were referred to in William Wordsworth’s poem “The World Is Too Much With Us".

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteus was one of the mythological Greek gods of the sea, and Triton was the son of Poseidon and Aphrodite whose horn was a conch shell for calming or stirring the waters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters. The name Poseidon means either “husband of the earth” or “lord of the earth.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Triton (/ˈtraɪtɒn/; Greek: , translit. Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, god and goddess of the sea respectively. Triton lived with his parents in a golden palace on the bottom of the sea. Later he is often depicted as having a conch shell he would blow like a trumpet.

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