Triton in Mythology
In Greek mythology, Triton was a god of water and the sea. He was the son of the Olympian Poseidon and the Nereid Amphitrite.
Triton would blow his trumped, a conch shell, to control the seas. He would quiet or raise the seas at will; this is why he is called Trumpeter of the Seas.
"From the union of rumbling Poseidon and Amphitrite came the great Triton, whose might is far-flung, as awesome god dwelling in a golden house that lies at the sea's bottom, near his cherished mother and lordly father."
Triton is often described as having the form of a merman. Although there were several variations of the merman shape in aft and myth, the water god is most commonly depicted with a human torso that tapered into a fish's tail. Indeed, this distinctive form influenced art to the extent that the name Triton is synonymous with the word merman in some cases.
Two of the symbols associated with Triton are the conch shell and the Trident. It is interesting to note that Triton takes after his father Poseidon in his choice of the trident as an attribute.
Triton, the Trumpeter
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