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Amphitrite

Amphitrite , in Greek mythology, queen of the sea; daughter of Nereus. She was the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton.

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Amphitrite in Greek mythology, a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton.

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Triton (Gr. and Rom. myth.) sea-god, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite XVI; (t-) genus of marine gasteropods XVIII. — L. Trītōn — Gr. Trītōn.

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