Triton

Summary

Triton is a Greek water deities^[1]. He draws 6,219 Wikipedia views per month (greek_water_deities category, ranking #3 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Triton's father was Poseidon^[3].
• Triton's mother was Salacia^[4].
• Triton's mother was Amphitrite^[5].
• A child of Triton was Pallas^[6].
• A child of Triton was Triteia^[7].
• A child of Triton was Crataeis^[8].
• A child of Triton was Calliste^[9].
• Triton is recorded as male^[10].
• Triton's instance of is recorded as Greek water deities^[11].
• Triton's Commons category is recorded as Triton^[12].
• Triton's unmarried partner is recorded as Hecate^[13].
• Triton's unmarried partner is recorded as Tritonis^[14].
• Triton's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece^[15].
• Triton's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[16].
• Triton's depicted by is recorded as Fountains of the Tritons^[17].
• Triton's depicted by is recorded as Fragment of a sarcophagus with a Nereid and Triton^[18].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[20].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[21].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Triton's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[24].
• Triton's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Τρίτων'}^[25].
• Triton's sibling is recorded as Benthesikyme^[26].
• Triton's sibling is recorded as Rhodos^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Triton's father was Poseidon^[3]. Mothers listed include Salacia^[4], a water deity^[28] and Amphitrite^[5], a Greek deity^[29].

Personal Life

Children include Pallas^[6], a mythological Greek character^[30]; Triteia^[7], a mythological Greek character^[31]; Crataeis^[8], a Greek nymph^[32]; and Calliste^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Triton include he^[33], a moon of Neptune^[34]; USS Triton^[35], a nuclear submarine^[36], in United States^[37]; and RV Triton^[38], a trimaran^[39].

Why It Matters

Triton draws 6,219 Wikipedia views per month (greek_water_deities category, ranking #3 of 21).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for him include he^[33], a moon of Neptune^[34]; USS Triton^[35], a nuclear submarine^[36], in United States^[37]; and RV Triton^[38], a trimaran^[39].

FAQs

Who were Triton's parents?

Triton's father was Poseidon^[3]. Triton's mother was Salacia^[4].