Triton (Greek deity)
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- Work cat.: Classics Digital Library Collection, 2001(Triton (Greek deity))
- Oxford classical dict., 1970:p. 1095 (Triton; the merman of Greek, or pre-Greek mythology)
- Classical mythology, 1999:p. 67 (Triton; sea god) p. I-44 (Triton; son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, merman, trumpeter of the sea)
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Triton (; Ancient Greek: Τρίτων, romanized: Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Triton lived with his parents in a golden palace on the bottom of the sea. Later he is often depicted as having a conch shell he would blow like a trumpet. Triton is usually represented as a merman, with the upper body of a human and the tailed lower body of a fish. At some time during the Greek and Roman era, Triton(s) became a generic term for a merman (mermen) in art and literature. In English literature, Triton is portrayed as the messenger or herald for the god Poseidon. Triton of Lake Tritonis of ancient Libya is a namesake mythical figure that appeared and aided the Argonauts. Moreover, according to Apollonius Rhodius, he married the Oceanid of the said region, Libya.
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