What is Triton (mythology)?
[[File:Triton Theseus Louvre MNC746.jpg|thumb|Triton shown in a carving from about 470 BC]] '''Triton''' was the son of [[Poseidon]], the sea god, in [[Greek mythology]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Triton.html |title=Triton: Sea-God, Merman |first= |last= |work=theoi.com |year=2011 |accessdate=20 June 2012}}</ref> He acted as Poseidon's messenger. He had the ability to make the seas calm by blowing on a [[conch|conch shell]]. He is shown in [[Greek art]] as having the body of a man and a fish tail, like a [[mermaid]]. Sometimes he is shown with arms like the claws of a [[crab]], at other times he has arms like a [[Horse|horse's]] legs. He lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the ocean. Sometimes Triton was shown as being many people, known as Tritones. The planet [[Neptune]]'s moon, [[Triton (moon)|Triton]], was named after the god. ==References== {{reflist}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:People in Greek mythology]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of water]]