Salacia (mythology)
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. She was the wife and queen of Neptune, god of the sea and water. The god Neptune wanted to marry Salacia, but she was in great awe of her distinguished suitor, and to preserve her virginity, with grace and celerity she manage
d to glide out of his sight, and hid from him in the Atlantic Ocean. The grieving Neptune sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to come back and share his throne. Salacia agreed to marry Neptune and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens. Salacia was the personification of the calm and sunlit aspect of the sea. Derived from Latin sal, meaning "salt", the name Salacia denotes the wide, open sea, and is sometimes literally translated to mean sensational. Krewe of Salacia is a All Ladies Mardi Gras Krewe of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We will have New Orleans-Style floats to run during Mardi Gras Season and our Signature Throws are Beautifully Decorated and Blinged Bikini Tops that our Members Decorate and throw to the Crowd Every Year All with other Themed and Traditional Throws.
