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Triton (mythology) Attic black-figure hydria, depicting Triton fought by Heracles. Triton ( / ˈtraɪtɒn /; Greek: Τρίτων, translit. 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.
- Conch shell
Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune. It is the only moon of Neptune massive enough to be rounded under its own gravity and hosts a thin but well-structured atmosphere. Triton orbits Neptune in a retrograde orbit —an orbit in the direction opposite to its planet's rotation—the only large moon in the Solar System to ...
- 4.39 km/s
- 1.4 to 1.9 Pa (1.38×10−5 to 1.88×10−5 atm)
- 23,018,000 km²
Triton, in Greek mythology, a merman, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god, Poseidon, and his wife, Amphitrite. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Triton dwelt with his parents in a golden palace in the depths of the sea. Sometimes he was not particularized but was one of many Tritons. He was represented as human down to his waist ...
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Myths / Figures / Triton. Triton was a merman in Greek mythology, messenger god of the sea and son of Poseidon and Amphitrite . He had a conch shell which he used as a trumpet in order to tame the waves to his volition. Gradually, the name Triton started being used to describe a class of creatures similar to mermaids and of either sex, who ...
Triton is the largest and most unusual moon of Neptune, with a frozen nitrogen crust, a volcanic surface and a retrograde orbit. Learn about its discovery, name, features and exploration by Voyager 2.
Triton is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the herald of the sea god. He has a human upper body and a fish tail, and can control the sea with a conch shell. He also fathered the Tritons, a race of sea creatures.
