The House of the Dolphins in Delos, Greece was a luxurious private residence with exceptional mosaics. Its named after its atrium mosaic where erotes ride dolphins. Its Phoenician owner commissioned a floor mosaic of Tanit (𐤕𐤍𐤕) in his vestibule. Phoenicians were a wealthy minority in the Aegean.

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  1. The **House of the Dolphins** contains a peristyle floor mosaic design that is unusual for Delos, with a circle enclosed by a square outline. In each corner of the square are pairs of dolphins ridden by tiny winged figures bearing the emblems of various Greek deities, namely the thyrsus, caduceus, trident, and one object that is missing due to damage. The circle contains a central rosette design surrounded by floral garlands and griffins. The mosaic, signed by a certain Asclepiades of Arados (in ancient Phoenicia), is one of only two examples from Delos that bear a signature of the original artist.
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    Images:

    I. [Dolphin mosaic in the atrium](https://live.staticflickr.com/4140/4888061244_31ae3732f1_o.jpg)

    II. [Closeup of the dolphins](https://live.staticflickr.com/56/192075232_2e704c30d9_k.jpg)

    III. [Mosaic of the Phoenician goddess Tanit in the vestibule](https://live.staticflickr.com/4131/5182940934_87f38dec6d_o.jpg)

    IV. [Closeup of the Tanit mosaic](https://live.staticflickr.com/2950/15454948466_5d759fd7c3_o.jpg)

    V. [Mosaic of a trident](https://live.staticflickr.com/1350/716202193_71e77d6347_o.jpg)

    Bonus: [Carthaginian mosaic of Tanit in Kerkouane, Tunisia](https://live.staticflickr.com/4145/5186970863_8d8f2cfb47_o.jpg)
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    See more Greco-Phoenician influences at r/PhoeniciaHistoryFacts

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