A mistake of Titanic proportions

An article on April 20 about Rome at night misidentified the figure from mythology represented in the centerpiece sculpture of the Trevi Fountain. It is Oceanus, the Titan who the ancient Greeks believed ruled the watery elements — not Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. (The error has appeared for years in travel guides about Rome, is found extensively in Internet references, and has infiltrated at least five other articles in The Times since 1981.)

And a map accompanying the article gave an incorrect location for the Forum. It is along the Via dei Fori Imperiali just west of the Colosseum, not southwest. Link

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