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	New England Triton Association \| Triton Mythology
		In Greek mythology, Triton was a god of water and the sea.
		Triton is often described as having the form of a merman.
		Two of the symbols associated with Triton are the conch shell and the Trident.
	www.pearsontriton.com /history/myth.shtml (0 words)

	triton - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Triton (astronomy), large moon of the planet Neptune.
		Triton is the seventh-furthest known satellite from the planet.
		Triton (mythology), in Greek mythology, trumpeter of the deep, the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and of his wife Amphitrite.
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	Triton - LoveToKnow 1911
		TRITON, in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the personification of the roaring waters.
		In course of time Triton became the name for individuals of a class, like Pan and Silenus, and Tritons (male and female) are mentioned in the plural, usually as forming the escort of marine divinities.
		The beings called Centauro-Tritons or Ichthyocentaurs were of a triple nature, with the forefeet of a horse in addition to the human body and fish tail.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Triton (268 words)

	NEPTUNE’S SATELLITE IV
		Triton is the seventh known satellite from the planet.
		Triton has a retrograde orbit, which means that it moves clockwise as seen from Neptune’s north pole.
		Triton is the only large body in the solar system with a retrograde orbit, leading scientists to theorize that Neptune captured it from an independent orbit around the sun.
	www.geocities.com /beyondearth2001/triton.htm (421 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Greek &. Roman Mythology (N-Z)
		In Greek mythology, Peirithous was a King of the Lapiths and a son of Ixion and Dia.
		In Greek mythology, Proteus was a son of Abas and the twin brother of Acrisius.
		In Greek and Roman mythology, the Styx was the principal river in the underworld.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/D1B.HTM (3810 words)

	Triton (mythology) - MSN Encarta
		Triton (mythology), in Greek mythology, trumpeter of the deep, the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and of his wife Amphitrite.
		He lived with his parents in a golden palace in the depths of the sea, but sometimes went to the coast of Libya, where he once came to the aid of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.
		Human in form to the waist, but with the tail of a fish, Triton blew loudly upon his large seashell to raise great storms and blew gently to calm the waves.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556255/Triton_(mythology).html (0 words)

	Triton Industries, LLC - Portable High Performance Vacuum Systems - Vacuum Pumps - Fabrication
		Triton, known in Greek mythology as a demigod of the sea, could alter the fate of seaward travelers and change the face of continents by unleashing the incredible power of the sea at will.
		Triton high performance vacuum systems are utilized in 80-90% of situations where traditional industrial vacuum trucks have been required.
		Triton's portable high performance vacuum systems reduce operations costs and reduce the timeframes of downtime operations where vacuum services are required.
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	Welcome to the Planets Version
		Centaur -- In Greek mythology, a being with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
		Iapetus -- In Greek mythology, a son of Uranus and Gaea.
		In Greek mythology, god of the sky, mate of the goddess of the Earth, and father of the Titans.
	pds.jpl.nasa.gov /planets/special/glossary.htm (0 words)

	Triton
		In Greek mythology, Triton is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite and lives with them in a golden palace in the depths of the sea.
		Triton is represented as having the body of a man with the tail of a fish, but sometimes also with the forefeet of a horse.
		In later times there was a multiplicity of Tritons, each attending the various divinities associated with the sea.
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/t/triton.html (0 words)

	TRITON - Ancient Mythology
		The son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, Triton was a minormarine god, and the herald of his father, Poseidon.
		When the sea was tossed by storms he was supposed to be blowing on a long twisted shell which he used as a horn, andwhen the storm had passed he would sound a gentle note.
		Triton himself sailed across the seain a chariot drawn by horses.
	www.mysticgames.com /mythology/TRITON.htm (94 words)

	Triton — Infoplease.com
		Triton - Triton The largest of Neptune's 13 known satellites, Triton was discovered in 1846 by British...
		Triton, in astronomy - Triton Triton, in astronomy, innermost and largest of the eight known moons, or natural...
		Triton, in Greek mythology - Triton Triton, in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon.
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/triton.html (170 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Triton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Greek mythology, a merman and a demigod of the sea.
		Triton Austin Chalk (EOR), Inc. Completes Acquisition of 4,995 Acres Comprising 434 Wells with TRAE Receiving 45 Percent of All Revenues; Triton American Well Services, LLC Moving On-Site on Today for Immediate Well Preparations.
		Triton students put 'hands-on'; this Chicago-area school offers students "reality training" on their way to an associate's degree.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Triton (861 words)

	Karim Al-Zand: Music: Triton and the Giants (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Greek mythology Triton was a minor sea-god, son of the Olympian Poseidon.
		Triton is commonly portrayed as a merman, that is, with a human torso and the lower body of a fish.
		In the battle between the gods and the giants he aided Zeus by raising such a terrifying sound with his conch shell trumpet, that the frightened giants fled.
	www.alzand.com /triton.html (85 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Neptune: Moons
		Triton's Surface photographed by Voyager 2 in 1989.
		Triton (not to be confused with Saturn's moon, Titan), is far and away the largest of Neptune's satellites.
		Triton's icy surface reflects so much of what little sunlight reaches it that the moon is one of the coldest objects in the solar system, about -240�C (-400�F).
	solarsystem.nasa.gov /planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune&Display=Moons (510 words)

	Past & Present: Representation
		Triton was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and he determined the temperament of the sea by blowing into his shell, which is known today as a Triton conch shell.
		Besides such a literal explanation as of Triton, it may seem evident now that the names of mythical figures that are used in modern society often are used to convey the characteristics of its originator.
		The extent of the effect of Greek mythology (and thus Roman), in the area of representation, is perhaps the strongest of the mythologies.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0118142/pandp/represent.php (653 words)

	TRITON : Greek sea god & merman ; mythology ; pictures
		TRITON was a fish-tailed sea god, the son and herald of Poseidon, king of the seas.
		Triton was also described as the god of the giant, Libyan, salt-lake Tritonis.
		Triton, stretching out his hand, pointed to the distant sea and the deep mouth of the lagoon.
	www.theoi.com /Pontios/Triton.html (2559 words)

	Triton
		Classical mythology claims Triton is the son of sea God Poseidon and sea Goddess Amphitrite; though scholars suggest the honouring of Triton may have originated in the Minoan or Anatolian cultures; moreover he may have been worshipped in Libya at Lake Tritonis.
		Triton is often depicted as 'human-like' from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down.
		Triton's presence is felt strongly in the Atlantic ocean.
	www.olympian-foundation.org /triton.htm (1013 words)

	Astronomy For Kids -The Moons of Neptune - KidsAstronomy.com
		Thalassa was a daughter of Aether and Hemera, in Greek Mythology.
		In Greek Mythology Despina is the daughter of Neptune and Demeter.
		Triton which was discovered in 1846 by Lassell, was named after a god of the sea who was the son of Neptune.
	www.kidsastronomy.com /neptune/moons.htm (469 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Triton
		Triton is the only large moon in the solar system that circles its planet in a direction opposite to the planet's rotation (a retrograde orbit).
		Because of this, Triton's surface temperature is a freezing -235ºC (or -391ºF).
		Triton, Io, Venus and Earth are the only places in the Solar System that definitely still have volcanic activity.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/solarsystem/neptune/triton.shtml (434 words)

	Moons of the Giant Planets
		In mythology, Triton was a sea god with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish.
		Triton was captured by collision with a primordial regular moon of Neptune several billion years ago.
		This high-resolution image of Triton's south pole was obtained by Voyager 2 in 1989.
	www.astro.washington.edu /labs/clearinghouse/labs/GiantPlanets/moonsgiants.html (1655 words)

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		In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil.
		In Greek mythology Rhea was the sister and wife of Cronus (Saturn) and the mother of Demeter, Hades (Pluto), Hera, Hestia, Poseidon (Neptune), and Zeus (Jupiter).
		In Greek mythology Iapetus was a Titan, the son of Uranus, the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.
	webusers.astro.umn.edu /~tdelaney/teach/funsolsys.html (732 words)

	Oregon Symbols, Shell: Oregon Hairy Triton - SHG Resources
		Triton dwelt with his parents, the sea god Poseidon and his wife Amphitrite, in a golden palace under the sea.
		The Oregon triton is a common subtidal species of marine snail found from southern Califor-nia to the Gulf of Alaska and to the eastern Bering Sea.
		The triton will brood their eggs for a period of eight to nine weeks, until all are hatched to protect them from being eaten by other invertebrates, especially urchins and other Oregon tritons.
	www.shgresources.com /or/symbols/shell (1085 words)

	Triton
		In Greek mythology, Triton is a god of the sea, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish.
		Triton could not have condensed from the primordial Solar Nebula in this configuration; it must have formed elsewhere (perhaps in the Kuiper Belt?) and later been captured by Neptune (perhaps involving a collision with another now shattered Neptunian moon).
		Triton's eruptions are of very volatile compounds like nitrogen or methane driven by seasonal heating from the Sun.
	www.nineplanets.org /triton.html (0 words)

	Triton
		The unusual nature of Triton's orbit, the similarity of bulk properties between Pluto and Triton, and the highly eccentric, Neptune-crossing nature of Pluto's orbit suggest some historical connection between them.
		Triton's axis of rotation is also unusual, tilted 157 degrees with respect to
		Triton, Io and Venus are the only bodies in the solar system besides Earth that are known to be volcanically active at the present time (though Mars clearly was in the past).
	www.seds.org /nineplanets/nineplanets/triton.html (0 words)

	Greek Mythology
		GreekMythology.com has information on all subjects of Greek Mythology, including details on Greek Gods and Greek Goddesses, Greek Myths and Greek Heroes like Achilles and Hercules.
		It also has full text of Greek Mythology and Literature books.
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	TRITON - GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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	Athena \| Atenea, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		This is the reason why Zeus, fearing that he would lose the power that he only recently had acquired as ruler of the universe, swallowed her while she was pregnant.
		It has been said that Athena was brought up by the Boeotian Alalcomeneus, but according to the Arcadians, Athena, as soon as she was born, was handed over to Pallas 2 by Zeus, and reared by him till she grew up.
		Others affirm that when Athena was born she was brought up by Triton (the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite), whose body, as far as the belly, was like that of the gods, but had a tail of a sea-monster.
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	TRITON - CORFU (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Triton, in Greek mythology, a mermaid, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god, Poseidon and his wife, Amphitrite.
		According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Triton dwelt with his parents of the sea.
		Triton’s special attribute was a twisted seashell, on which he blew to calm or raise the waves.
	www.travel-greece.com /ionian/corfu/triton.html (96 words)

	PRATT & WHITNEY THERMAL NUCLEAR ROCKET ENTRY: TRITON
		The idea for "TRITON" comes from Greek mythology and is based on a mythical creature with god-like powers, Triton was supposedly the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite and lived with them in a golden palace in the depths of the sea.
		When used in TRITON nuclear thermal rocket, the fast-spectrum CERMET reactor provides thrust in propulsion mode by using Hydrogen which is gasified by the high temperature of the full-power reactor and the gaseous hydrogen is accelerated out through the nozzle giving you Isp values (i.e.
		The nature of the TRITON engine is that it uses the tactic of an enriched U235 fuel (in the UO matirix) and allows the thrust-to-weight to go up relative to the other types of propulsion strategies proposed.
	www.nuclearspace.com /A_PWrussview_FINX.htm (8662 words)

	AllRefer.com - monsters and imaginary beasts (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		The mythologies and legends of ancient and modern cultures teem with an enormous variety of monsters and imaginary beasts.
		A great number of these are composites of different existing animals and of human beings and animals.
		Legendary monsters and beasts, which appear to be a feature common to all cultures, are the subject of considerable scholarly study.
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