Tritea

Role: priestess of Athene and mother of Melanippus · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 22

In Book 7, Chapter 22, Tritea is described as a daughter of Triton and a priestess of Athene. The account says that Ares had an intrigue with her, and that she and Ares had a son, Melanippus.

When Melanippus was grown up, he built the town of Tritea and named it after his mother.

Relationship record

Life events

• Melanippus built Tritea and named the town after his mother.(Book 7 · Chapter 22 · 📍 Tritea)
  • With: Melanippus (son of Ares)
  • “Melanippus their son when he was grown up built the town, and called it after the name of his mother.”

Book 7 · Chapter 22

• courtship with Ares (The text describes an intrigue between Ares and Tritea.) “others say that Ares had an intrigue with Tritea the daughter of Triton, who was a priestess of Athene”
• parent: Triton (Triton is identified as Tritea's father.) “others say that Ares had an intrigue with Tritea the daughter of Triton, who was a priestess of Athene”
• with Athene (Tritea was a priestess of Athene.) “others say that Ares had an intrigue with Tritea the daughter of Triton, who was a priestess of Athene”
• child: Melanippus (son of Ares) (Melanippus is described as the son of Ares and Tritea.) “and Melanippus their son when he was grown up built the town, and called it after the name of his mother.”
• with Ares (The text says Ares had an intrigue with Tritea.) “others say that Ares had an intrigue with Tritea the daughter of Triton, who was a priestess of Athene”
• with Athene (Tritea was a priestess of Athene.) “Tritea the daughter of Triton, who was a priestess of Athene”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.