Triton

Family: Greek mythology · Role: father of Tritea · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 22

Book 7, Chapter 22, names Triton as the father of Tritea, a priestess of Athene; the account says that Ares had an intrigue with her.

Before the orgies of Dionysus, Triton ambushed people at Tanagra, carried some off, and plundered small vessels. Dionysus came to the women’s aid and defeated Triton in combat. Later, Triton was drawn by the aroma of wine, drank, and fell asleep; a man of Tanagra killed him with an axe.

Relationship record

Life events

• Dionysus rescued Tanagra’s women by defeating Triton in combat.(Book 9 · Chapter 20)
  • With: Dionysus
  • “and they prayed Dionysus to come to their aid, and the god hearkened to them and conquered Triton after a fight with him.”
• Triton abducted herds and plundered small vessels.(Book 9 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Tanagra)
  • “Triton lay in ambush and carried some of them off. He also plundered small vessels”
• Triton drank wine, fell asleep, and was killed by an axe blow.(Book 9 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Tanagra)
  • “And he came to it attracted they say by its aroma, and drank of it and fell asleep and tumbled down the rocks, and a man of Tanagra smote his head off with an axe.”

Book 7 · Chapter 22

• child: Tritea (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”

Book 9 · Chapter 20

• enemies with Dionysus “the god hearkened to them and conquered Triton after a fight with him”
• with Dionysus (Dionysus defeated Triton in a fight.) “and they prayed Dionysus to come to their aid, and the god hearkened to them and conquered Triton after a fight with him.”

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