Talk:Triton (mythology)/Archive 1

A note
Hi, I am doing a reading report on Mythology by Edith Hamilton and I am making dividers for each chapteI need some pictures of Triton. Please add some on here
 * Go to the web and find the rort and steal, I mean download, some screen captures for your pictures all at the same time. This shl impress your teacher to no end. Good luck and keep up the good study habits - oh, and always trust Wiki for your research needs, it's infallible! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.140 (talk) 19:10, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Is King Triton from "The Little Mermaid" portrayed based on this figure?--Tarana 12:27, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Triton's wife
The article states that Triton had offspring but I can't find any reference to him marrying. Does anyone know if he had a wife? Cloudjess 06:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

???
I was watching a quiz show on tv last night that stated that Trition was born when Poseidon touched the trident. I know, weird, but so is most of greek mythology. Anyway i just wanted to know if it is wrong or if there are just different variations of the satory of his birth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sorceress Rin (talk • contribs) 23:45, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

There always variations to mythological stories depending on the author of the story. Many reasons for that, it was a larger world back then without the world wide web or even TV to distribute stories. So different geological areas would often have different legends about well known characters. This will sometimes be reflected in the written tales, which are all we have to go on with such ancient stories. The oral tradition of one area would be written down, possibly with some artistic license taken, by, say Hesiod, then another version from another location by, say Homer, or Sappho, or someone else. So the game show may be right while this wiki article is also right. Just depends on which Greek author you ask. Welcome to the mercurial world of mythology. Dougjaso (talk) 22:15, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Image
The current topmost image, Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini, is not good. The Triton is way to small, and the imagery of modern architectural surrounding way to large, spoiling the expectations of far ago antiquity. As a tourist image, or as an example of modern statuesoclassicism, the image is probably good. It just doesn't fit at the top in an article of a "deceased" ocean god from 2000 years ago. ... said: Rursus ( m bork³ ) 10:32, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point: hope the replacement is satisfactory.--Wetman (talk) 22:11, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Eponymosity
"Among the things named after Triton include Trit my sentene in Wikipedia. I'd edit it, but I like it too much as it is. Bobathon (talk) 18:59, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Re-edited to be less silly.--Wetman (talk) 22:11, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Merge?
I would vote in favor of merging the article Tritons with this article. Any other comments on this question? Invertzoo (talk) 23:54, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Trident
I've removed the unreferenced claim "Like his father, Poseidon, he carried a trident".

I can't find many instances of trident featuring with Triton in literature. I added the Medea fragment example, but this might even be the sole isolated occurrence.

I've also clarified that in medieval European heraldry, the "triton" conventionally holds a trident, bu that's something different. And so is King Triton who holds a trident from the Disney movie. --Kiyoweap (talk) 00:13, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Kudos
Just wanna mention that this entry is so much better than the Britannica version of this entry. Britannica refers to him as a "demigod" which is confusing because it can lead some to believe that his mother may have been human which is not true. Lesser God is more accurate, but I love that this article doesn't seem to use any classifications like that and instead just lists his parentage which eliminates confusion. He is a full God, just not very important or with a defined role. Dougjaso (talk) 22:30, 31 August 2020 (UTC)