Triton
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Greek A water god; the son of Poseidon
and Amphitrite. He was often represented as a merman,
with the head and body of a man and a fishtail
instead of legs.
It is said that he blew on a conch shell trumpet to
calm the waves for Poseidon. Sometimes Poseidon is
depicted as being escorted by many Tritons.
Triton was a benevolent, helpful deity. During the
Olympian war with the Titans, Triton used his conch
shell to terrify the giants. In Homer's Odyssey, Triton
saved the Argonauts from a storm and helped them
find the Mediterranean Sea.
In astronomy, Triton is one of the moons of the
planet Neptune.