Modern symbolism sees water represented as the color blue, but were there any other colors that used to be considered "water"? Is water=blue a mostly universal interpretation? Did any imagery change depending on salt/freshwater?

by alephnulleris

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One famous (and debated) example is the Homeric epithet usually translated as "the wine-dark sea" in English. In this thread u/KiwiHellenist and u/ecphrastic discuss what it might mean, and link to further answers both here and on KiwiHellenist's blog