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Triton

Greek god, messenger of the sea

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Triton is a figure from ancient Greek mythology who served as a messenger of the sea, often depicted as having a human upper body and a fish tail. He was believed to carry messages between the gods and sea creatures, making him an important character in stories about the ocean and divine communication.

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Instance of: Greek water deities
Gender: male
Father: Poseidon
Mother: Amphitrite
Sibling: Benthesikyme
Image: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary b66 844-1.jpg
Work location: Ancient Greece

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described by source: Description of Greece
Commons category: Triton
native label: Τρίτων
worshipped by: Greek mythology

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Encyclopedic overview

Triton (/ˈtraɪtɒn/; 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.

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