Triton (mythology) facts for kids

Triton was the son of Poseidon, the sea god, in Greek mythology. He acted as Poseidon's messenger. He had the ability to make the seas calm by blowing on a 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'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, was named after the god.

Images for kids

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  Tritoness bronze applique, Greek, 2nd century BCE, Cleveland Museum of Art

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  Cameo of Augustus in a quadriga drawn by tritons (Kunsthistorisches Museum)

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  The Triton Fountain (1642–3), by Gianlorenzo Bernini, Rome

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  Triton and Nymphe fountain by Viktor Tilgner in the Volksgarten (Vienna)

See also

In Spanish: Tritón (mitología) para niños