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There is a legend that this fountain built to symbolize the Pope's power hides a secret about Neptune's manliness.
This massive fountain features the God of the Sea, trident in hand. He lords over four cherubs representing the rivers Nile, Amazon, Danube, and Ganges. According to legend, when the 16th-century sculptor Giambologna was constructing the fountain, Pope Pius IV became concerned by the nudity of Neptune and ordered the genitals made smaller.
